I Want to Ride My Bicycle. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard are scheduled to unveil the details of a new Capitol Hill bicycle program at a press conference on Thursday.

Bicycles have been all the rage on Capitol Hill recently; last week, Blumenauer-written legislation extending certain benefits to bike commuters passed the House.

Blumenauer also introduced legislation last week that recognizes the importance of including bicycles in the national transportation system. The Congressman, who sits on the Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee, founded the Congressional Bike Caucus more than 10 years ago and rides his bike to work nearly every day. The caucus has more than 170 members.

What Boehner doesn’t mention is that right now, drivers get a deduction of up to $2580 per year, funded by you, the taxpayer, so that they can park their cars at work. In that context, a $240 per year deduction for people who choose to bike not only seems like the least we could do, IT STILL SEEMS GROSSLY UNFAIR. My favorite quote, “this isn’t going to solve our energy crisis…” Great point John, so why do anything at all? If the opposite of Pro is Con, then is Congress the opposite of Progress? I think in John Boehner’s case, Yes.