Hit the road, George.(Devil in the Details)(federal funds for road construction and repair )
American Prospect, The, May, 2004 by Pauken, Heidi
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WHEN A GALLUP POLL reports that motorists are more concerned about road rage than drunk driving, you know that either rush hour's really bad or MADD's out of a job. Every year commuters idle away 3.6 billion hours and 5.7 billion gallons of gas stuck in traffic jams; congestion costs Americans $67 billion annually.
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But if you think inhaling fumes on the cloverleaf will drive you daffy, try being a member of Congress with the chance to do something about it. Earlier this year, as the 1998 Transportation Equity Act came up for renewal, legislators jockeyed for their state's ...
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