NEWSMAX: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner implored fellow Republicans on Wednesday to pass a $260 billion transportation bill, their party’s flagship job creation measure, which has fallen victim to internal squabbling.
The legislation to rebuild roads, bridges and rail transit over the next five years was meant to help the Republican-controlled House stake an election-year claim to being the party of job creation, funding as many as 7.8 million new jobs in the U.S. construction industry.
Instead, Boehner was forced to issue an ultimatum on Wednesday to end bickering that has stalled the bill as a crucial road funding deadline draws near… (more)
