Infrastructure

Virginia gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe (D) is touting his work across the aisle to support Gov. Bob McDonnell's (R) transportation bill, an effort to burnish his centrist image.

McAuliffe focuses on his effort to help garner Democratic support for the bill, which passed over resistance from some Tea Party-affiliated Republicans in the statehouse — as well as from Virginia Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli (R), who opposed the bill until shortly before its passage.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Monday said there is no proof climate change caused Hurricane Sandy.

Christie rejected an accusation by public radio station WNYC that New Jersey Transit was systemically unprepared for extreme storms in the run up to Sandy.

The president will announce a new executive order in Baltimore, the latest stop in a campaign-style jobs tour.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced a bill Thursday that would create a fund for emergency transportation projects.

The Senate Republican said Reid broke a promise to allow him an amendment on last month's gun control bill.

Foxx has been a vocal supporter of expanding the light rail system in Charlotte, N.C., since taking office in 2009.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said Wednesday that President Obama did not include a funding source for transportation projects in his proposed budget.

Obama's proposal calls for spending $50 billion on immediate road projects and $40 billion on long-distance rail development as part of his recommendations for spending $1.058 trillion in 2014.

Shuster said the president left out a way to pay for his transportation recommendations. 

President Obama's 2014 budget proposal calls for Congress to approve $50 billion in immediate spending on U.S. highways and $40 billion on long-distance railways.

Obama's proposed budget calls for spending $1.058 trillion in 2014, which would result in the nation having a $744 billion deficit, despite proposals to cut entitlement programs and raise taxes.

The president's budget calls for appropriating $76 billion for the Department of Transportation, which would be a $4 billion increase from 2012.