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H.R.4348 Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012, 112th Congress

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    • Peninsula Tea Party - Meetings - PeninsulaTeaParty.org - July 24, 2012 by Admin PeninsulaTeaParty.org - Obama Signs $105 billion Transportation Bill Allocating Federal Money to...Regions! www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4348/show. On July 6, Obama signed into law allocating federal funding of $105 billion in a transportation ...

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    • President Signs Bill Number HR 4348 | The Buckingham Post - July 08, 2012 by admin - President Obama signs legislation that will keep thousands of construction workers on the job rebuilding American infrastructure and stop interest rates on federal loans from doubling this year for more than seven million ...

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    • Legislation Gives AZ Students a Break on New Stafford Loans - August 01, 2012 by YAHOO! - Earlier this month, President Obama signed H.R. 4348 into law. Centered mainly on extending transportation projects, this legislation is the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP-21). Significant for Arizona, MAP-21 also ...

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    • United States: President Signs Highway Funding Legislation With Pension And Retirement Plan Offsets - July 18, 2012 by Mondaq - The president has signed into law a transportation funding bill (H.R. 4348) that extends current fuel taxes and raises new revenue with several pension and retirement plan provisions. The bill sets new highway spending levels and extends the taxes that ...

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    • Tax Hike On Roll-Your-Own Tobacco Shops Could Provide Boost For E Cigarette Industry - July 17, 2012 by PRLog (free press release) - The recently passed transportation bill H.R. 4348 has “roll-your-own” tobacco shop owners and consumers fuming. The new legislation states that shops operating under this current business model will no longer have the luxury of being classified for tax

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