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May 25, 2015
As lawmakers prepared for the Memorial Day recess, Congress faced several tough issues including highway funding and trade, and one representative is resurrecting a decades-old award.
May 25, 2015
Legislation filed by U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman would cut the amount states receive for their expanded Medicaid enrollment under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and shift some of the money to road construction.
May 24, 2015
The House voted last week for a two-month extension in federal highway funding, averting an interruption of state projects while buying more time to come up with a better solution to federal road woes.
May 24, 2015
The House voted last week for a two-month extension in federal highway funding, averting an interruption of state projects while buying more time to come up with a better solution to federal road woes.
May 22, 2015
If you could direct your federal tax dollars to one of three expenditures below, which one would you choose?
May 22, 2015
An Arkansas congressman has set his sights on the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion to shore up an insolvent federal Highway Trust Fund that has required nearly 30 short-term extensions since 2009.
May 22, 2015
Here’s a look at how Maine’s members of Congress voted over the previous week.
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May 22, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) on Thursday (May 21) introduced the Prioritizing American Roads and Jobs Act. The bill would add up to $15 billion per year to the Federal Highway Trust Fund while also paying down a portion of national debt each year.
May 22, 2015
If you could direct your federal tax dollars to one of three expenditures below, which one would you choose?
May 22, 2015
If you could direct your federal tax dollars to one of three expenditures below, which one would you choose?