The Double Failure of Boehner And The Right
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 29th, 2009 at 4:13 pmNed has a good post up at his home blog about the the zero “yea” votes by Republicans on the stimulus package. Here’s the thing…
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America’s Infrastructure is Failing Miserably
By Jamelle Bouie - Jan 29th, 2009 at 1:23 pmFlorida has something of a problem with sinkholes, and last summer Miami had to deal with a particularly nasty one. A large sinkhole opened up…
$3 Billion More Well-spent on Transit
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 29th, 2009 at 11:30 amI’m giddy that Rep. Jerry Nadler’s amendment to restore $3 billion worth of public transit improvement and repair to the stimulus bill was passed. What’s…
Stymying the Family Planning Stimulus
By Jessica Hillyard - Jan 29th, 2009 at 9:41 amThe House last night approved the $819 billion economic stimulus, despite the fact that nary a Republican voted in favor of the package. Although it’s…
At Least Gillibrand is Good for Transit
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 28th, 2009 at 11:44 amGillibrand may not be as liberal as we’d all like, but she’s got the right idea where transit is concerned. Dana Goldstein writes:
After being…
Sensible Stimulus Spending
By Daniel Strauss - Jan 27th, 2009 at 10:01 amRyan Avent wrote a good description of the dangers of the fare hikes sweeping public transit systems across the country:
But the most important thing…
Conservatives Attack Student Aid in Stimulus
By Pedro de la Torre - Jan 26th, 2009 at 6:20 pmFunding for education and student aid is becoming a favorite target of conservative criticism of the economic stimulus plan currently being considered in Congress. For…
Beyond the Stimulus
By Matt Zeitlin - Jan 26th, 2009 at 3:01 pmThe best argument that conservative critics of the stimulus bill have is that the spending won’t be fast acting enough. Of course, the Obama team…
