Issue / Federal Budget
Weekend Debt Ceiling Talks Called Off As Treasury Balance Dwindles
May 19, 2023 | Jeff DavisAfter several days of what appeared to be productive talks between the emissaries of President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy...
FY24 Appropriations Season Begins With Total Number Still Undecided
May 19, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe House Appropriations Committee started the fiscal 2024 appropriations process this week, marking up bills in subcommittee that will...
Debt Limit Talks Continue, Rescinding COVID Aid Still a Focus
May 12, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden sat down with Congressional leaders on May 9 to discuss the pending need to increase the debt ceiling, talks which were...
Primer: The Two Types of U.S. Government Shutdown
Apr 14, 2023 | Jeff DavisIn the next few weeks, House Republicans are expected to try to get 218 votes together to pass some sort of debt ceiling legislation,...
Administration Proposes Temporary Transit Operating Subsidies, Other Policy Changes in FY24 Budget
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe fiscal 2024 transportation budget request was mostly devoid of new policy proposals, but mass transit is the exception. The budget...
The FY24 Budget Request for the Transportation Function of Government
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisWhen we ask, "what does the federal government spend on transportation," the answer isn't always just about the Department of...
Rapid Response Webinar: Budgeting Time in 2024
Mar 14, 2023 | Jonathan HammondBrimming with budget questions? Curious about cash flows? Then don't miss the latest in Eno's quality webinar series exploring...
Projection Discretion is Advised: CBO Releases FY23 Transportation Funding Baseline
Feb 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe new budget baseline from the Congressional Budget Office, released this week, sums up total funding provided by Congress for the...
Transition Presents Uncertainty for Appropriations Leaders
Nov 18, 2022 | Jeff DavisAt this moment, due to a combination of circumstances including the change in party control of the House, some retirements and...
April Inflation Was Widespread Despite (Temporary) Gasoline Price Drop
May 13, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe single summary number in this month's new inflation announcement (for April 2022) was a good one – consumer prices only rose by a...
Budget Gives Update on Post-IIJA Highway Trust Fund Shortfall
Apr 01, 2022 | Jeff DavisAfter the Highway Trust Fund was reauthorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) with a $118 billion general fund...
Transportation Experts Skeptical Of Gas Tax Holiday As Prices Increase
Mar 21, 2022 | Robert Puentes“The public policy can only affect a small piece of it, which is the tax part,” Puentes said. “And so I'm just skeptical that...