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Lame Duck Session of the 110th Congress 11/17-11/21

November 17, 2008
Congress Weighs Aid for Automakers, Possible Stimulus Bill...

Speculation Rife on Obama Transportation Secretary
NTSB Cites Causes of 2007 Minnesota Bridge Collapse
Infrastructure Finance Commission Readies Final Report

Washington Post Calls for 48 Cent Gas Tax Increase
Airline Travel Down Over Past Year
New FHWA Office Will Promote Tolling and Innovative Financing
New FHWA Website on Tolling and Pricing
Kansas Suspends New Road Contracts
Oregon Governor Seeks Tax Increase for $1 Billion for Transportation Plan
Michigan Task Force Floats Transportation Funding Ideas
New Technologies on Display at ITS World Congress

The lame duck Congress returns to Washington this week to consider possible legislation to aid to ailing US automakers and to stimulate the economy through major infrastructure and other spending. But Administration and Republican opposition is threatening to scuttle both measures until the Obama team and the new Congress take over in January.

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