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U.S. Senate

November 2009
Wed 18: Bipartisan Support Builds for Six-Month Extension of Current Transpo Law 0
Thu 5: Boxer Okays Senate Climate Bill, Without Amendments or GOP 0
October 2009
Wed 28: Philly Mayor Tells Senate: Climate Bill Can Help Make Cities Greener 6
Tue 27: Transport Policy Update: Senate to Pass 6-Month Extension This Week 0
Mon 26: Senate Climate Bill Triples the House's Investments in Clean Transportation 0
Wed 21: GOPers Re-Name the Climate Bill Again: Now It's a 'Gas Tax'! 5
Wed 14: Obama Ally Breaks With White House on Timing of New Transport Bill 2
September 2009
Wed 30: Senate Climate Bill Released With Much Fanfare, Little Focus on Transport 0
Thu 24: Deja Vu: Congress Could Put Off Deal on Transport Bill Until Next Month 0
Wed 16: Klobuchar & Webb: Dems’ Unlikely Opponents of Bike-Ped Investment 4
Tue 8: Compromise or Concession: Congress Faces Tough Transport Choices 2
August 2009
Mon 31: Senator Dukakis? What Kennedy's Loss Could Mean for Transport Policy 3
Wed 19: Carper: Climate Bill Must Focus on Transport, Not Just Power Plants 0
Tue 18: Transit Cuts Report Underscores Cities' Congressional Influence 3
Wed 5: Following "Cash for Clunkers" With "Riches for Rail" 3
Mon 3: Separating Myth From Fact on “Cash for Clunkers” 12
July 2009
Fri 31: 'Cash for Clunkers' Out of Cash -- But Not Quite Finished 2
Thu 30: McCain & Coburn: Let’s Make Roads Safer — by Slashing Safety Money 6
Mon 27: A Make-or-Break Week for Transportation Begins on the Hill 0
Tue 21: Senate Agrees on $26.8 Billion Highway Trust Fund Rescue 1
Fri 17: Transportation Reform Is Health Reform 8
Fri 17: Five Down, Five to Go: Plan Linking Transit to Climate Bill Wins Sponsors 1
Wed 8: Lawmakers Aim to Bring 'Sustainable Communities' From Talk to Action 0
Tue 7: The Imminent Irrelevance of Randal O'Toole 21
Tue 7: Senate Starts Climate Push With Nods to Jobs, Energy and Transportation 0
Wed 1: Cities See Population Gains -- But What About Political Power? 5
June 2009
Thu 25: Boxer and Inhofe Agree: Transportation Policy Reform Can Wait 5
Wed 24: The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough? 11
Tue 23: Senators Seek Rail Safety Funding in Aftermath of Metro Crash 2
Tue 16: GOP’s New Attack on Health Care Reform Bill: It Promotes Walking! 12
Tue 16: In the Works: Senate Bill to Promote Sustainable Development 1
Fri 12: Congress Agrees to Keep Transit Operating Aid in War Bill 2
Wed 10: When Will Oberstar’s Transportation Bill Drop? Place Your Bets Now 1
Tue 9: Lawmakers Push for Federal Help With Transit Operating: Read the Letter 3
Tue 9: GOP-ers and Dems Agree: Feds Need to Get Their Transpo Act Together 8
May 2009
Thu 14: Congress Takes a First Step Towards Reshaping Transportation Policy 4
Thu 14: LaHood: NYC's Congestion Pricing Money Still There for the Taking 14
Wed 13: Senators Hear From Obama's Transit Chief-in-Waiting 0
Mon 11: Boxer: Collect Fees on Driving Through 'Honor System' 9
Wed 6: Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation? 1
April 2009
Wed 29: We Need an Ambitious Transpo Bill. So How Are We Going to Pay for It? 18
February 2009
Tue 10: Senate Approves Stimulus Bill -- On to Conference Committee 0
Mon 9: Senate Requires Environmental Approval For Stimulus Projects 7
Wed 4: Update on Stimulus Action in the Senate -- Keep Up the Pressure 3
Wed 4: Urgent Action: Oppose Highway Robbery in Senate Stim Bill 6
Tue 3: Republican Minority Blocks Murray Amendment 0