The Hill: Obama not ready to commit to House Dems’ $500 billion transportation reauthorization

The Hill reports that President Barack Obama has yet to back a $500 billion transportation bill that Democrats plan to move early this year.

During a closed-door session with the entire House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), the chief sponsor of the transportation reauthorization measure, pressed Obama to back his bill funding road, rail and transit projects.

Obama, according to Oberstar and other lawmakers, didn’t make any specific commitments on infrastructure and transportation spending, but he listed infrastructure projects among his priorities.

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