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Federal Freight Focus Shifts Inland – and Zeroes In on Complex Policy Questions
Aug 17, 2018 | Alexander LaskaAugust 16, 2018 Five years after labor disputes out West caused operations at 29 ports to grind to a halt, federal focus on freight...
Shuster Introduces His Infrastructure Bill
Jul 23, 2018 | Jeff DavisJuly 23, 2018 This evening, House Transportation and Infrastructure chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) is releasing the text of his own...
Shuster May Unveil Infrastructure Bill by July 31
Jul 13, 2018 | Jeff DavisJuly 13, 2018 The infrastructure legislation that House Transportation and Infrastructure chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) has quietly...
Highway “Devolution” Bill Introduced in Senate (Again)
Jul 13, 2018 | Jeff DavisJuly 13, 2018 The latest variant of legislation to turn responsibility for most highway funding back to states, eliminate most...
Portman and McCaskill Seek Further Legislation on Permit Streamlining
Jun 29, 2018 | Alice GrossmanJune 26, 2018 There’s an echo chamber in this country encompassing all of the stakeholders for large infrastructure projects...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of June 25, 2018
Jun 22, 2018 | Jeff DavisTuesday, June 26 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Aviation - subcommittee hearing on stakeholder views on...
How Are the FY19 House and Senate Appropriations Bills Keeping the $10 Billion per Year Infrastructure Promise?
Jun 15, 2018 | Jeff DavisJune 15, 2018 The February 2018 bipartisan budget deal increasing discretionary appropriations totals for fiscal years 2018 and 2019...
Senate Panel OK’s $71.4 Billion Transportation-HUD FY19 Appropriations Package
Jun 07, 2018 | Jeff DavisJune 8, 2018 Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee swiftly approved a draft bill funding the Department of Transportation...
Trump Admin. Selects $1.5B in Highway/Freight Funding Grants
Jun 05, 2018 | Jeff DavisJune 5, 2018 Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation sent Congress a proposed list of 26 projects totaling $1.535 billion under...
New FMCSA Administrator in Hot Seat at House Subcommittee Hearing
May 25, 2018 | Alexander LaskaMay 23, 2018 House Members grilled recently confirmed Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ray Martinez on the delayed...
Infrastructure Week: Freight in Focus
May 18, 2018 | So Jung KimMay 18, 2018 During Infrastructure Week, two panels featuring freight experts and stakeholders emphasized the multimodal freight...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 21, 2018
May 17, 2018 | Jeff DavisTuesday, May 22 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Highways and Transit – subcommittee hearing on the...