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House GOP poised to kill bipartisan transportation bill that would create 1.9 million jobs

abaldwin360:

A long-term transportation package that would re-authorize current spending on highway construction projects and lock-in infrastructure spending for future projects appears all but dead thanks to Republican obstruction in the House of Representatives. With time running out before current authorization ends at the end of the month, House Republicans are demanding the Senate add approval of the Keystone XL pipeline to a transportation bill that already passed with widespread bipartisan support.

House and Senate negotiators have been meeting for weeks — since the Senate passed its bill, 74-22 — to work out a compromise, but the House GOP has repeatedly threatened to walk away unless the pipeline is attached. Now, the legislation is all but dead, an industry source told The Hill.

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I suppose they can’t let the economy improve before November…

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    I suppose they can’t let the economy improve before November…
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    A win for America is a win for Obama, and Republicans absolutely can not have that.
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    You mean people haven’t figured out that the GOP’s key strategy is obstruction yet?
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    So attach the Keystone XL pipeline and then President Obama can do a line item veto and signing statements, EXACTLY LIKE...
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    I dont understand how these fucktards are allowed to get away with this.
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    Perfectly legitimate...interrupt / destroy...1.9 million...
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