The $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill which was proposed by Democrats has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Now it will be passed along to the Senate, where Republican lawmakers promise that it will die.
While a massive infrastructure bill has been a common talking point from President Trump since his 2016 presidential campaign, Republican lawmakers haven’t followed through. House Democrats appealed to President Trump to take renewed interest in an infrastructure bill which could become “Phase 3” of the COVID-19 recovery plan. They then introduced the massive $1.5 trillion funding bill with nearly $500 billion set aside specifically for surface transportation projects.
Republican lawmakers have largely criticized the bill as being the “Green New Deal” in disguise. And while the bill made it through the House on a 233-188 vote, Republicans have promised that it won’t go forward.
According to Politico, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the bill “nonsense,” “absurd,” and “pure fantasy.” Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) called the bill “a road to nowhere.” And Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) took to Twitter to say “this is a terrible bill that will never become law.”
In addition to funding, the bill also contained additional provisions which were aimed at the trucking industry directly. One provision would have attempted to halt the HOS reform rules from going into effect. Another would have doubled the mandatory insurance minimums for CMVs.
Source: ttnews, freightwaves, freightwaves, ttnews, ttnews, politico
This is a terrible article. If your only intent in writing was to get truckers to read the sources you could have been more direct in that statement. You even skipped a few key points specifically related to the trucking industry (zero emission trucks) it could have gone Into the last paragraph and helped explain why the bill is being referred to as The Green New Deal. I do appreciate the direct links to the sources.
If the house passed it, I’m sure there’s some nefarious little details hidden in there that will screw everyone over at the right moment. But I digress.
I said it before and I’ll say it again: No new “infrastructure bill” should even be considered until a complete audit of ISTEA, ISTEA II, NEXTEA, the obama Economic Sedation Act and the rest of the “infrastructure bills” has been done to find out where all of that money went. Not just he companies but, whose pockets. The money wasted on these bills over the last 30 years should have been enough to repave every mile of interstate and replace every bridge and tunnel.
Were the Democrats elected to power or the Republicans? This means the Dems have no right nor power to pass legislative bills.
Much of the $500 billion in transportation funding in the Moving Forward Act is tied to green measures that require states to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and make other climate conscious efforts.
“We are going to deal with the largest source of carbon pollution in the United States of America here and now, today, this week. We’re starting,” House Transportation Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said, noting that the legislation comes as the country faces a severe economic recession.
Sure we can’t get the money to fix our roads and bridges but they can make another loan of 700 million to tha pos yellow roadway corporation who owes 800 million but is only worth 70 million. How is this even possible? Name me one bank who would loan $700 million to a poorly organized poorly ran company like yrc who’s net worth is $70 million I mean you could loan yrc 10 times that much but in the end the company is going under its not of time it’s a matter of when and all the money we the taxpayers loaned them will be lost. I’m fed up with this country and it’s government
“It’s not really an infrastructure bill at all. It’s a climate bill that doesn’t even attempt to include consensus solutions to these issues, but instead bludgeons our transportation system, industries and workers into submission.”
Yes. They forgot to include the opinions of paid-off politicians who have no shame in saying “Actually, pollution is good for the environment and all Americans” with a straight face.
Heaven forbid that the government suggest “there is a better way to do this, and we will help fund it so our children can have a better future”
Give me one good reason other than “Greed” and “Afraid of hard work” that someone wouldn’t support this?
Considering that the “conventional” trucking industry will be obsolete in 20 years? It’s about “the normal procedure” for our elected minions to make their own policys. Not the taxpayers. God bless America. Sigh.