H.R. 7, the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act

Yesterday House Speaker John Boehner announced that H.R. 7, The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, will be put to a vote in “the coming weeks and months”. H.R. 7 would use revenue from expanded domestic oil drilling to fund infrastructure projects. According to the Speaker the bill “will link expanded American energy production to high-priority infrastructure projects like roads and bridges in order to create more jobs.” According to a summary of H.R. 7 on the Speaker’s website, the bill would: “Fund High-Priority Projects.  The bill would remove federal requirements that currently force states to spend highway money on… [more]