yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/26/2009
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Rep Peter DeFazio has authored an amendment that would increase the level of rail funding in the stimulus bill. It’s an excellent idea. Funds for highway repairs are a fine use of stimulus money, but insofar as we’re investing in new transportation capabilities we ought to be ...
weeklystandard.com - 2/2/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
Republicans need to propose one since Congressional Democrats
haven't. by Matthew Continetti 02/09/2009, Volume 014, Issue 19...
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The Right Stimulus
suitablyflip.com - 2/1/2009
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suitablyflip.com —
Yesterday, we took a graphical look at the
relative size of the ineptly named "stimulus" bill, in...
comparison to some of the largest government initiatives in history. It was one of our most popular posts in weeks and - as we aim to please - here's ...
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Stimulus, Illustrated - Part II
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Big Rail
Eschaton —
I was thinking yesterday that part of the problem is that we don't really have the equivalent of the highway building industry to lobby for money. Freight companies throw some weight around, but their interests aren't exactly aligned with those of commuter rail advocates. Bring on Big Rail! ...
Any Takers For a Green Stimulus? Senate Bill Lowballs Mass Transit
TPM Election Central —
... under consideration, expanding high-speed rail and Amtrak is undeniably better for the environment than spending highway money without strict limits on new road construction. As Matt Yglesias notes, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) is taking the lead on mass transit in the House ... so who will step up in the Senate? The appropriations panel is marking up its stimulus tomorrow. ...
There Is Bipartisan Support for an Investment-Based Stimulus, Just Not on Capitol Hill
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... California to Connecticut. Democrats (87%) and Republicans (74%) are prepared to, in Barack Obama's words, put skin in the game, which tells you just how wide and deep the support is...
I hope Obama takes heed of this. Instead of bending to the will of an obstructionist minority, he should show that minority that the American people are on-board with a progressive stimulus, and it can do the same or risk getting left behind.
And speaking of getting on-board, can we get some mass transit in this sucker?
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