Moments ago, the House of Representatives passed a re-authorization of the highway bill by a vote of 373-52. House Republicans had previously been blocking the package, holding up funding for 1.9 million transportation jobs. The bill also includes an extension of the student loan rates that will prevent them from doubling on Sunday. The legislation [...]
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With as many as 2.9 million new and existing jobs on the line, House Republicans are refusing to pass a transportation reauthorization bill, even after the Senate’s version of the bill overwhelmingly passed through the upper chamber... Read Post
Congress has quickly passed a series of bills, consolidated into one package, that freezes federal student loan interest rates at 3.4% for one year, and extends surface transportation funding for two years. The package also reauthor... Read Post
Kumar Ramanathan is an intern at ThinkProgress. The Delaware House of Representatives voted 24 to17 to pass legislation protecting against discrimination on the basis of gender identity on Tuesday. The bill is an amended version of ... Read Post