"… the U.S. High Speed Rail Association, reform coalition Transportation for America, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, French conglomerate Alstom, and …"

"… ll be on top of the $8 billion already targeted for high speed rail in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.“Eight billion dollars in the stimulus is …"

"… t now,” says Rod Diridon, who leads the high speed rail committee at the American Public Transportation Association, a group that already has its own troub …"

"… ration that transportation lobbyists hope will make serious investments in American rail. Even before Buffett, BNSF was certainly in as good a position as an …"

"… ber. In fact, between itself and its trade association, the Association of American Railroads — which has employed 49 lobbyists this year at a cost of $6,9 …"

"… ushing for a massive investment across the entire freight network — from America’s ports to both the rail and trucks that deliver the goods the rest of t …"

"… cy typically requires having a foot in both the federal and local camps.“American taxpayers are pretty savvy investors and they get that something’s not …"

"… on program,” said Brian Turmail of the Associated General Contractors of America, which lobbies transportation on the federal level. The Contractors’ Vir …"

"… the federal level, the U.S. Chamber and other transport interests like the American Trucking Associations actually support the gas tax increase that Deeds is …"

"… o spend transport dollars: Deeds has taken in a whopping $900,517 from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees this year as part of …"

"… e House, labeling the president’s economic advisers as out of touch with America's workforce.Late last week, Oberstar’s committee called representatives …"

"… of a long-term reauthorization, not a brief extension. Many, including the American Trucking Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are even supportin …"

"… nt, though assessing how much, the report said, would be “difficult."The American Public Transportation Association, along with a number of other groups al …"

"… ew coalitions focused on transit and rail funding, like Transportation for America and OneRail, will be looking for more of those revenues to be dedicated to …"

"… e change lobby last year:Clean coalAmong the climate lobbyists in 2008 for America’s largest coal producer — Peabody Energy — were former Senators Tim …"

"… ama criticized the "bad practices" of auto manufacturers, he stressed that Americans cannot "walk away from" the industry. …"

"… Vecellio, Jr. is additionally the current foundation chairman of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, the group most closely iden …"

"… bling. But when it comes to the impact of federal transportation policy on American citizens, that message is also incomplete. And until the road lobby figur …"

"… ties while also making a variety of housing options available and reducing Americans’ cost of living, say policy architects at the U.S. Department of Trans …"

"… assistant secretary for policy, recently said at a conference of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). …"

"… the umbrella of the public interest advocacy group Transportation for America. It brought a number of organizations into its tent in the last two years, …"

"… Institute’s Randal O’Toole and Demographia’s Wendell Cox argue that Americans will continue to gravitate toward development dependent on the automobil …"

"… that, as Reason Foundation’s Adrian Moore recently put it, “made Americans the most mobile people in the world and allowed them to pursue lifestyle …"

"… ther savvy political players channeled tens of millions to groups like the American Crossroads, which by law must disclose its donors, and its affiliate Cros …"

"… donors including Houston home builder Robert Perry, who gave $7 million to American Crossroads. Multi-billionaires David and Charles Koch several years ago l …"

"… aires David and Charles Koch several years ago launched and helped finance Americans for Prosperity, which planned to spend $45 million last year.Democrats i …"

"… group money chase. But by fall, as the U.S. House began to slip away, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees jumped in with $91 mi …"

"… — highlights major gaps in the U.S. war on Mexican gun and drug cartels: America’s frontline agencies aren’t always coordinated fully and often feel po …"