Transportation News for January 28, 2015

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More on the Infrastructure 2.0 Act: The Delaney bill would tax U.S. companies’ overseas earnings at a one-time rate of 8.75 percent, which the lawmaker says would generate $120 billion in revenue for the Highway Trust Fund and another $50 billion to capitalize a new infrastructure bank. MT has a two-page summary here:http://politico.pro/1CdQUok

Obama addresses crash landing: President Barack Obama said the “Radio Shack” type of drone that crashed onto the White House lawn Monday is further proof that federal regulations policing the unmanned vehicles are needed, and soon. Watch the video: http://cnn.it/1zUVOFQ .

Friends don’t let friends drone drunk: And now we know why the drone operator was even flying the unmanned vehicle at 3 a.m. More from The New York Times: http://nyti.ms/1yZEPkf

And one more: The drone defender – POLITICO Magazine brings it with their latest piece on a New York drone lawyer “fighting for freer skies, one lawsuit at a time.” Read it: http://politi.co/1Cx6REJ

THE COUNTDOWN: Highway and transit policy expires in 123 days and DOT appropriations run out in 245 days. The FAA reauthorization expires in 245 days. The 2016 presidential election is in 650 days.

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