Recent Streetsblog SF posts about James Oberstar

Obama Administration Refuses to Consider New Transpo Funding

By Ryan Avent | Jul 23, 2009 | No Comments

Having entertained legislators’ own ideas about how best to fund future transportation spending, the House Ways and Means committee turned to representatives from the administration and key interest groups today to hear their thoughts on the matter. The administration’s view could not have been much clearer — this business is all very important, but we’re […]

Did Pelosi Just Side With Oberstar Over Obama on the Transpo Bill?

By Elana Schor | Jul 9, 2009 | No Comments

That’s the implication of a Roll Call story today that states: "Momentum Builds for Transportation Bill." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (Photo: moniquemonicat.wordpress.com) Here’s how the exchange in question played out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) weekly briefing. Pelosi was asked for her position on a possible second stimulus bill, and she replied: I […]

STAA Tuned: Transpo Bill Leaves Funding Question Hanging

By Ryan Avent | Jun 23, 2009 | No Comments

We now have in our hands the 775-page Surface Transportation Authorization Act, which was released yesterday by James Oberstar (D-MN), chairman of the House transportation committee. It is, in many ways, a remarkable bill — a blueprint for how transportation planning and infrastructure construction might undergo a significant shift away from the mindsets that have […]

Flashback: Does the Government Owe Transportation $21 Billion?

By Elana Schor | Jun 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN), chairman of the House transportation committee, made an interesting comment earlier this month in the Journal of Commerce: Former Rep. Bud Shuster (R-PA) struck a deal 11 years ago that sealed off transportation money. (Photo: NYT) Infusing cash to keep the Highway Trust fund afloat at the end of fiscal 2009 […]

Wonk Alert: Download Oberstar’s Transportation Bill in Full

By Elana Schor | Jun 22, 2009 | No Comments

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar’s (D-MN) new federal bill, which he previewed Wednesday despite pushback from the Obama administration, is officially out. You can download the 775-page legislative text right here, thanks to Transportation for America. Streetsblog Capitol Hill is thumbing through it right now to provide highlights later today.

House Transpo Leaders United — in Frustration With the White House

By Elana Schor | Jun 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

Senior members of the House transportation committee today fired a warning shot at those pushing an 18-month extension of existing federal law, putting the Obama administration and key senators on notice that their $450 billion proposal would move forward this year. How often does this man hold a shovel? (Photo: World Economic Forum via flickr) […]

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