The Weekly Trek: December 4, 2015

Weekly Trek

December 4, 2015

Transportation

• Congress reaches deal on 5-year highway bill. Politico
• Senate sends transportation infrastructure bill to Obama. Politico
• Highway bill offers a seasonal display of Congressional unity. New York Times
• Highway bill opens door to lower trucker driving age, other policy changes. Wall Street Journal
• Norfolk Southern rejects Canadian Pacific’s $28 billion acquisition offer. Wall Street Journal
• Transportation bill contains additional money for Oregon. Oregonian
• Delayed projects could get new life from highway bill. Dayton Daily News
• New barge service provides much-needed relief for Oregon exporters. Portland Business Journal
• Tukwila makes targeted transit and pedestrian improvements near Southcenter. Urbanist
• Electric cars can’t take the cold. Bloomberg
• Does transit-oriented development need the transit? Access

Energy & Natural Resources

• Climate talks updates. LA Times
• House votes to overturn Obama’s climate rule. The Hill
• West Coast is taking the lead on climate change. Register Guard
• House votes to block EPA power-plant rules. Wall Street Journal.
• White House threatens veto of House energy bill. The Hill

Labor

• Dems optimistic for ‘Cadillac tax’ repeal. The Hill
• Senate votes to repeal ObamaCare ‘Cadillac tax’. The Hill
• Senate forwards effort to repeal “Cadillac Tax”. Wall Street Journal
• The entire Labor movement should be paying attention to Wisconsin’s Kohler strike. In These Times
• Calpers’ discloses performance fees paid to private equity managers. Wall Street Journal

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Ex-Im reauthorization in highway bill. E&E
• Travel group ‘amenable’ to Obama visa changes. The Hill
• Cutting off another route for terrorist travel. The Atlantic
• Democratic give on tax extenders? Politico

Top Political News

• Cruz and Rubio ‘Flavor of the Month.’ Roll Call
• Hilsenrath analysis: Jobs report clears the way for Fed rate increase. Wall Street Journal
• Ryan throws down Republican gauntlet in outlining house agenda for ’16. New York Times
• GOP leaders using new playbook in shutdown fight. The Hill
• Senate passes Obamacare repeal, Planned Parenthood defunding bill, putting Republicans on record. Washington Post
• Ryan and Pelosi bear down on budget as deadline looms. Politico
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

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