of the year and a long-term fix for the shortfall.
Would those be the same highways Emperor O'Bozo promised to fix with the $900 Billion stimulus money that has mysteriously vaporized
without leaving any trace?
Posted on 07/01/2014 1:04:07 PM PDT by PoloSec
A rather exasperated President Barack Obama pressed Congress to find a solution to the looming Highway Trust Fund crisis, arguing "it's not socialism" to want to build new highways and bridges in the country.
"It's not crazy. It's not socialism. It's not the imperial presidency,"
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"It's not like they've been busy with other stuff! No, seriously," Obama said.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are still divided on both a short-term solution to finance highway projects through the rest of the year and a long-term fix for the shortfall. Two senators introduced a bipartisan plan to incrementally raise the 18.4 cents-per-gallon gas tax, however there is little political appetite for such a move in an election year.
Obama repeated a warning that more than 700,000 jobs could be at risk next year if Congress does not figure out how to replenish the nearly depleted trust fund. In a letter to state officials Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx warned Tuesday the fund would run dry sometime next month, at the height of the summer traveling and construction season.
Also on Tuesday, Foxx warned the Obama administration will begin delaying reimbursements to states for infrastructure projects on Aug. 1 if Congress cannot come up with a solution.
In his remarks, Obama laid the blame for the looming crisis on congressional Republicans, tying it to his recent complaints they aren't passing enough legislation to solve problems. Obama also said, in general, that he would continue to pursue the use of executive actions where he saw opportunity, making light of House Speaker John Boehner's plan to file a lawsuit against him.
"So sue me!" he said. "As long as they're doing nothing, I'm not going to apologize for doing something."
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
What exactly happened to all that stimulus money that was to rebuild our decaying infrastructure, and create shovel ready jobs? Rather than maintenance on our highway system, the money was squandered on politically expedient, make-work jobs and Democrat cronies to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars per short term job created. Don’t trust Obama with anything.
And if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. Period.
The man is angry. He’s losing his cool.
Not a smidgen of corruption.
Kenny wrote:
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“I’m not a crook”
“I’m not a commie”
“I’m not a Muslim”
Except I never hear him deny #3 anymore.
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When has he ever denied #1 and #2 for that matter?
I can’t wait until this douche loses it & blows a gasket..he knows he’s no longer relevent, petulant child syndrome is now more obvious.
Obama’s “My way or the highway” plan.
Wouldn’t it be refreshing if, just once, he’d channel even one-tenth of this anger at Islamo-fascist terrorist groups?
Highway funding dire. Light rail funding promiscuous.
In general we have too much highway infrastructure, more than we can afford to maintain in the long term to a high level of safety. And we certainly don’t need to be building more highways which we also can’t afford both to build initially AND to maintain going forward.
We need highway triage and spend money keeping our existing highways to a higher standard. (Go to Germany and see what a good highway is).
As usual we live way beyond our means (on endless debt and money printing) .. but even worse beyond the means of our grandchildren and further out.
Projection.
Where did the $9 trillion go that was supposed to be getting spent on infrastructure since this ass hat took office?
Would those be the same highways Emperor O'Bozo promised to fix with the $900 Billion stimulus money that has mysteriously vaporized
without leaving any trace?
Sounds like “I’m not a crook” doesn’t it?
Someone any one, take him golfing
From 2009:
Out of Gas: Congress Raids the Highway Trust Fund for Pet Projects While Bridges and Roads Crumble
By Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. & John McCain, July 2009
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The $78 billion, five-year total for obligated expenditures for non-highway, non-bridge construction or maintenance projects (2009) includes:
• Over $2 billion on 5,547 projects for bike paths and pedestrian walkways and facilities;
• $850 million for 2,772 “scenic beautification” and landscaping projects;
• $488 million for behavioral research;
• $313 million for safety belt performance grants;
• $224 million for 366 projects to rehabilitate and operate historic transportation buildings, structures, and facilities;
• $215 million for 859 projects under scenic or historic highway programs;
• $121 million on 63 projects for ferryboats and ferry terminal facilities;
• $110 million for occupant protection incentive grants;
• $84 million for 398 projects for safety and education of pedestrians and bicyclists;
• $84 million for 213 road-kill prevention, wildlife habitat connectivity, and highway runoff pollution mitigation projects;
• $28 million to establish 55 transportation museums;
• $19 million for 25 projects to control and remove outdoor advertising;
• $18 million for motorcyclist safety grants;
• $13 million on 50 projects for youth conservation service.
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Just a few more bad poll numbers away from his own “god damn America” moment
Did comrade obamatollah really say this Freudian slip?
I hope congress gives this bloviating degenerate $0.00. The cretin has blown (stolen) several trillion for various “shovel-ready” projects and has produced high unemployment, high disability, high number of illegal aliens and so on. Good job, Barky. Someone...anyone arrest this criminal subhuman pretender, jail him, then exile him when he is elderly and barely able to function. This fool and his grifter family should return all the money they have stolen from us.
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