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February 24, 2022
Grace Segers
Sure, a Gas Tax Holiday Sounds Lovely—Until You Read the Fine Print
An election-year proposal to save drivers a few bucks at the pumps might not be as great an idea as some Democrats think.
August 5, 2014
Danny Vinik
House Republicans Have Voted to Increase the Debt by Nearly $1 Trillion This Year
July 29, 2014
Danny Vinik
Congress Is Running out of Time to Pass These Necessary Bills
July 24, 2014
Danny Vinik
Congress Is Almost as Dysfunctional as Ever
It's unable to address these three big issues
July 2, 2014
Danny Vinik
QEDaily: Fixing Our Roads Shouldn't Be This Hard
June 24, 2014
Danny Vinik
Congress Is Weighing Some Bafflingly Bad Ideas for Fixing Our Crumbling Bridges and Roads
October 14, 2011
David Jackson
Federal Transportation Funding--How the States are all Children of Lake Wobegon
May 12, 2010
Bradford Plumer
Some Smart Ideas On Transportation
April 23, 2010
Bradford Plumer
Industry Groups Love The Senate Climate Bill. But Why?
April 2, 2010
Adie Tomer
Fuel Efficiency Up! Revenue Down?
November 2, 2009
Christopher Leinberger
Transportation's Value-Added Funding Option
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