White House backs House GOP highway fix

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Hill

President Obama will sign an $8 billion highway patch that is being voted on Wednesday by the House, the White House said, despite an earlier veto hint by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

House Republicans unveiled an approximately $8 billion highway patch Monday evening that would extend federal transportation spending until December as a July 31 deadline for expiration of the current highway bill looms large in Washington.

Obama has complained bitterly about previous transportation funding patches, and Foxx said last week that he might tell the president to veto a quick fix this time, but White House officials said Wednesday that it is too important to prevent an interruption in the nation's infrastructure spending.

"With surface transportation authorization expiring at the end of July, the unfortunate reality is that, due to inaction, Congress will need to pass a short-term extension of these authorities to keep Federal funding for the nation’s surface transportation system flowing," the White House said in a Statement of Administration Policy about the GOP patch.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/247980-white-house-backs-house-gop-highway-fix

[sharp_stick]

1. The House of Reps

is so far beyond incompetent it just boggles my mind that anybody there can actually get up and go in to work in the morning.

They have accomplished basically nothing since 2010 and actually seem proud of the fact.

[BuelahWitch]

2. Jeb! needs to go up there and tell them to work harder! n/t

[ananda]

3. Yup -- 24/7 works for me.

..

[sharp_stick]

6. Finally an answer to the problem.

[kairos12]

7. They want to prove the government incompetent so they can give their corporate paymasters contracts.

[Ed Suspicious]

4. If one believes government is the problem, then an effective strategy at thwarting government

is to seize government through the ballot box. Then, once in power, grind the gears of government to a halt.

[mpcamb]

9. Obama needs to direct that $8 billion to Democratic voting states-

Not those western, R voting, get-$2-back-for-each-$1 in, federal-hating ones.

[yallerdawg]

5. This is a deal.

We have projects on the brink of shutting down and laying off workers.

Republicans don't give a shit.

Democrats found a way to keep it going.

We live to fight another day!

[asiliveandbreathe]

8. I hope someone will start to oversee the funding - assess

each - each states needs - what projects have been ongoing the longest - say like Colorado I25 at Colorado Springs northward..ongoing project now at 10 years.. - who the hell is watching that puppy..!!

(not from CO but travel from AZ each year) - retired AZ from Mass..yep - like a petunia in the onion patch!