LaHood Talks of Mileage-Based Tax, but White House Dismisses Idea
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 21st, 2009 5:31 am by HL
LaHood Talks of Mileage-Based Tax, but White House Dismisses Idea
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood suggested yesterday that the Obama administration might embrace a new and controversial way to pay for highway and transit projects: charging motorists a tax for every mile they drive.
Obama to Hold Cities Accountable for Stimulus Spending
President Obama warned the nation’s mayors yesterday that he will hold officials at all levels of government accountable for how they spend federal stimulus money, pledging to “call them out” if the funding is wasted on projects that do not generate jobs for the struggling economy.
Lugar, GOP Senate Report Urge Fresh Look at Relations With Cuba
Restrictive U.S. policies toward Cuba are ineffective, have failed to achieve their stated purpose of promoting democracy and should be reevaluated to take advantage of recent political changes on the island, according to the senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Obama, Biden Address Group of Mayors
VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN: Well, thank you all for being here today. And welcome back to the White House. (LAUGHTER)
