House Transportation Bill Benefits Oil Companies

The transportation bill that House Republicans have proposed has been described as a gift to the Oil Companies. It ends the 30-year agreement that gave mass transit operators 20% of fuel taxes and highway user fees. Ray LaHood, a former Republican Congressmen and current Department of Transportation Secretary, has never seen a worse transportation bill in his 35 years of public service. It only serves those who drive cars to get to where they want to go. In other words, this Congress is screwing over people who cannot afford to own a car and keep us hooked on oil. This increases demand for oil and fattens the bottom line of oil companies. It allows them to drill off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. After the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill off the coast of Louisiana, we need to cut our reliance on oil since oil companies are only interested in making big profits. http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/02/house-transportation-bill-paves-road-big-oil/comment-page-1/

GOP: Drug Test the Unemployed & Welfare Recipients (for 12/9/11)

GOP Representative Jack Kingston of Georgia wants to test unemployment insurance applicants for drug abuse. In Florida, welfare applicants there faced drug testing starting earlier this year after its government passed a new law. But, then a federal hudge declared this testing in Florida unconstitutional. Those on welfare in Florida also have less failed drug tests compared to the national average.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/08/jack-kingston-drug-test-jobless_n_1135991.html?ref=unemployment