Showing posts with label Infrastructure Investment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Infrastructure Investment. Show all posts

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Five Reasons Washington Shouldn’t Panic About The Debt

Five Reasons Washington Shouldn’t Panic About The Debt: Once again, the March budget season has arrived, and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has engineered another draconian fiscal vision for the House Republicans. The plan would radically remake Medicare, decimate Medicaid, grant a huge tax cut to the wealthy, and slash support for the poor, investments, and civic infrastructure. Ryan and his cohorts justify these [...]/p

Friday, March 15, 2013

The Progressive Caucus’ Budget Invests Where It Matters

The Progressive Caucus’ Budget Invests Where It Matters: Earlier this week, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a budget proposal that would undermine America’s long-term economic growth and competitiveness by slashing critical investments in education, science and technology, and infrastructure. If Ryan’s budget is an example of what not to do, the budget (PDF) proposed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus is a great example [...]/p

Friday, March 1, 2013

All Aboard: Why Now Is The Time For Federal Investment In Railroads

All Aboard: Why Now Is The Time For Federal Investment In Railroads: Amtrak served a record 31.2 million customers in 2012, a 55 percent increase since 1997 that makes it America’s fastest-growing method of transportation, according to a new study from the Brookings-Rockefeller Project on State and Metropolitan Innovation. Nearly all of the growth took place on Amtrak’s shorter routes, especially in the Northeast Corridor that connects [...]/p