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Related: About this forum"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 HostageBy 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 bills dead, a transportation industry source said to The Hill on Friday. I dont 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
The Rethuglicans used to only whine, but now they throw fullscale tantrums and lock themselves . . .
Major Hogwash
Jun 2012
#5
sakabatou
(42,207 posts)1. They're deliberatly trying to wreck the economy to screw Obama
-insert No Shit Sherlock here-
dennis4868
(9,774 posts)2. Yeah....
No Shit Sherlock
sakabatou
(42,207 posts)3. The thing I want to know
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"?
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)5. The Rethuglicans used to only whine, but now they throw fullscale tantrums and lock themselves . . .
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
(24,464 posts)6. This has become such a routine occurance
that it might as well not even be "news" anymore. Hopefully, Dems make sure to highlight this as part of the campaign