According to The Hill, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told his GOP members Wednesday that he will delay a House vote on his transportation and infrastructure bill that was originally slated for this week.
Keith Laing and Ian Swanson report:
“Given the volume of amendments and the need for a full, fair, open and transparent process, we may not finish energy/infrastructure this week,” Boehner told his conference, according to a source in the room. “If we need more time to debate and consider amendments, that’s perfectly fine with me. It’s more important that we do it right than that we do it fast.”
The GOP bill would pay for road and transit projects over the next five years and reauthorize the collection of the federal gas tax. It also authorizes expanded domestic oil and gas drilling, and projects revenue would be used to pay for some of the projects.
Boehner has reportedly had trouble gathering the votes for the measure, which has been criticized by Republicans as a spending bill and by Democrats as a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry.
