President Barack Obama waves to media as he walks from the White House to board Marine One, Friday, March 23, 2012, in Washington, as he travels to Seoul, Republic of Korea. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama waves to media as he walks from the White House to board Marine One, Friday, March 23, 2012, in Washington, as he travels to Seoul, Republic of Korea. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., answers questions from reporters about challenges facing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law in the Supreme Court next week, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2012. The GOP leader criticized the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as "Obamacare," as the single worst piece of legislation during his time in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2011, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in front of the Key Bridge in Washington. In his weekly radio address Saturday, March 24, 2012, Obama is encouraging voters to pressure Democrats and Republicans to pass a long-term transportation bill. He says the economy will take a hit otherwise as construction projects sit idle, and calls for Congress to adopt the two-year $109 billion bill the Senate passed overwhelmingly last week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama wants Congress to end a showdown that threatens to cut off federal highway and transit aid to states just as the spring construction season starts.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama is encouraging voters to pressure Democrats and Republicans to pass a long-term transportation bill. He says the economy will take a hit otherwise as construction projects sit idle.
Obama reiterates the White House call for Congress to adopt the two-year $109 billion bill the Senate passed overwhelmingly last week. House Republicans are divided over a five-year $260 billion package.
In the Republican address, Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the time is now to repeal the president's health care bill.
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Online:
Obama address: http://www.whitehouse.gov
GOP address: http://www.youtube.com/HouseConference
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