The Road Ahead: Transportation

Road Worriers

July 24, 2008, 1:00 A.M.

Debate on the highway bill usually centers on how much money should be doled out for road and infrastructure projects sought by Members.

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Video: Key Lobbying, Policy, Political Issues Facing Transportation Agenda

July 24, 2008

FAA Legislation to Take Off Next Year

July 24, 2008

Ambitious efforts to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system and alleviate congestion in the skies will confront the next Congress and hinge on how lawmakers pay for those changes.

Transport Attracting Lobbyists

July 24, 2008

Transportation issues have never lacked lobbyists. From aviation to freight rail to AAA, the industry has an abundance of voices making its case on Capitol Hill.

Oberstar Is Man of the Hour in Infrastructure Debate

July 24, 2008

When the Interstate 35 bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed in Minneapolis in August 2007, killing 13 people, it represented a clarion call for home-state Democratic Rep. James Oberstar.

Obama Proposes Funding for Rail, Aviation and Highways

July 24, 2008

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), is proposing the government take money being spent in Iraq and redirect it toward improving transportation across the country.

McCain Earned Reputation for Opposition to Earmarks

July 24, 2008

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) has made a name for himself in at least one area of transportation policymaking during his years in Congress: as an outspoken opponent of pet-project earmarks.

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