Pelosi demands highway funding bill in return for trade support

Washington Examiner ^ | June 12, 2015 | Pete Kasperowicz

[Jane Long]

Anyone know why the highway bill is so damn important to the Democrats?

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Crony contractor’s contracts? Crony Union contracts?

[right way right]

Ted Cruz is right.

[MaxMax]

Boehner traded in her vibrating gavel for one with a flask.

[concernedcitizen76]

Warning: Barfbags may not be within reach. Therefore, view at your own risk.

[concernedcitizen76]

They’re talking about Obama’s $478 Billion (!!!) highway bill loaded up with billions in goodies for the unions who dutifully kick back in large measure to the Democrats (and some Republicans).

[BobL]

Ok, thanks. I was more concerned about them selling off the Interstates and letting states put up toll booths everywhere - but I suspect that is more of a desire of Republicans.

[concernedcitizen76]

Interesting you mention that. The trade agreements in question reportedly push the privatization of public assets.

[Lorianne]

She means the long term pork bill.

[Lorianne]

Pork, specifically union pork

[Jane Long]

Yep. Pork that We the Taxpayer get to pay for...to the unions.

[concernedcitizen76]

The six-year $478 billion Obama highway bill. Correct?

[fortheDeclaration]

No he isn't!

This is a horrible deal!

[BobL]

Interesting...and not surprising. Hopefully this who thing simply blows up and we’re through.

If 3 month extensions to highway spending is all we get for the next 10 years, and states aren’t able to plan “grand projects” with federal funding (crap like trains, carpool lanes, and bike lanes), perhaps they’ll fix their existing highways and bridges instead. In Texas we’re finally spending what we need to for large projects at the STATE level, and without strings. We’ll take the federal goodies, just for the smaller stuff.