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September 5, 2012

Aviation, Election, General, Maritime, MoveAmerica Blog, Rail, Surface Transportation, Transit

The Blueprint to Building a Lasting Economy

Tonight Americans will hear about moving forward with an economy that is “built to last” at the Democratic National Convention. No doubt anyone watching will hear plenty about how the President has focused his energy on expanding the middle class – from saving the auto industry to ensuring America has the world’s finest transportation system…
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September 4, 2012

Election, General, Maritime, Press Releases and Statements, Rail, Surface Transportation, Transit

10 Things You Should Know About President Obama's Transportation Accomplishments

The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues “10 Things You Should Know” as the Democratic National Convention kicks off today with a platform of how to Move America Forward. There is no sharper contrast in this presidential election than in the value the President and his challenger, Gov. Mitt Romney, place on transportation and infrastructure…
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August 24, 2012

Aviation, Election, General, MoveAmerica Blog, Safety

Why Does Paul Ryan Want to Auction Off Our Airlines to Foreign Interests?

Airline employees, remember this close call just six years ago? The date was May 18, 2006. The House of Representatives was having a debate about a bizarre Bush Administration proposal to let U.S. airlines be controlled by China and other foreign interests. The Department of Transportation under Bush proposed a change in federal aviation policy…
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July 18, 2012

Aviation, Election, General, Maritime, MoveAmerica Blog, Rail, Safety, Surface Transportation, Transit

Someone Please Enroll Mr. Romney in Economics 101

I’ve been listening to some absurd attacks this week by Mitt Romney and his surrogates against President Obama – the latest a claim that Obama is saying Henry Ford didn’t build Ford Motors or Papa John didn’t build Papa John’s, the government did. Here is what the President actually said: “If you were successful, somebody…
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June 21, 2012

Election, General, MoveAmerica Blog, Rail, Surface Transportation, Transit

Surface Transportation Jobs Bill on the Clock

The clock is ticking on our economy. There are only 9 days left before current funding for transit and highways expires and time is running out for Congress to pass a transportation jobs bill as our economy teeters. Reports from this week’s meetings of conferees say certain leaders are now gauging whether or not the…
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March 12, 2012

Election, General, MoveAmerica Blog

If Mitt Romney is the Answer, What’s the Question?

Together with our 32 member unions, we just looked at a preliminary snapshot of the record of Mitt Romney. The findings unearthed are ugly – that is, if you live among the 99 percent in America. We’re also mining through Santorum’s record (which also isn’t pretty), and we haven’t bothered digging through Newt’s record –…
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Election

The Blueprint to Building a Lasting Economy

10 Things You Should Know About President Obama's Transportation Accomplishments

Why Does Paul Ryan Want to Auction Off Our Airlines to Foreign Interests?

Someone Please Enroll Mr. Romney in Economics 101

Surface Transportation Jobs Bill on the Clock

If Mitt Romney is the Answer, What’s the Question?