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applegrove

(118,658 posts) Mon Jun 18, 2012, 10:55 PM Jun 2012

"With Deadline Approaching, House GOP Still Holding 1.9 Million Transportation Jobs Hostage"

With Deadline Approaching, House GOP Still Holding 1.9 Million Transportation Jobs Hostage

By Travis Waldron at ThinkProgress

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/06/18/501154/house-gop-transportation-deadline/

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House and Senate negotiators have been meeting for weeks — since the Senate passed its bill, 74-22 — to work out a compromise, but the House GOP has repeatedly threatened to walk away unless the pipeline is attached. Now, the legislation is all but dead, an industry source told The Hill:

“I think the bill’s dead,” a transportation industry source said to The Hill on Friday. “I don’t think they can fix what they have in front of them. Kicking it up to the leadership probably gives it a chance…but every time they get to the five-yard line, they move the goal posts back.”

Lawmakers have until June 30 to reach a deal on transportation spending before the current funding mechanism for road and transit projects runs out. [...]

Boxer said that the House lacked “urgency” and “leadership” in the highway negotiations. [House Transportation Committee Chairman John] Mica countered that the Senate “appears unwilling to compromise at all” on House provisions, like mandating the approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.

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"With Deadline Approaching, House GOP Still Holding 1.9 Million Transportation Jobs Hostage" (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2012 OP

They're deliberatly trying to wreck the economy to screw Obama sakabatou Jun 2012 #1

Yeah.... dennis4868 Jun 2012 #2

The thing I want to know sakabatou Jun 2012 #3

Can I toss in "Captain Obvious"? MightyOkie Jun 2012 #4

The Rethuglicans used to only whine, but now they throw fullscale tantrums and lock themselves . . . Major Hogwash Jun 2012 #5

This has become such a routine occurance Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #6

sakabatou

(42,152 posts)

1. They're deliberatly trying to wreck the economy to screw Obama

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 18, 2012, 11:27 PM

Jun 2012

-insert No Shit Sherlock here-

dennis4868

(9,774 posts)

2. Yeah....

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 18, 2012, 11:56 PM

Jun 2012

No Shit Sherlock

sakabatou

(42,152 posts)

3. The thing I want to know

Reply to dennis4868 (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 01:34 AM

Jun 2012

Is what will they try and do after? How exactly will they make it better? Again, it's another no shit sherlock: they won't. They'll keep on doing the same crap again.

MightyOkie

(68 posts)

4. Can I toss in "Captain Obvious"?

Reply to dennis4868 (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 02:36 AM

Jun 2012

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)

5. The Rethuglicans used to only whine, but now they throw fullscale tantrums and lock themselves . . .

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 05:11 AM

Jun 2012

Last edited Tue Jun 19, 2012, 12:58 PM - Edit history (1)

. . . in the bathroom and refuse to come out until Daddy comes home and demands they come out of the bathroom.
They're acting like a bunch of spoiled 9 year-olds, complete with faux surprised denials, and lying about it, saying it's not their fault.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,412 posts)

6. This has become such a routine occurance

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 09:34 AM

Jun 2012

that it might as well not even be "news" anymore. Hopefully, Dems make sure to highlight this as part of the campaign

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