Issue / Federal Budget
DeFazio: Members may get up to $20M each for earmarks
Apr 15, 2021 | Jeff Davis"Each member was told how much they would get [by leadership], and they were able to divide that up among their projects as they saw...
America Has Long Favored Cars Over Trains and Buses. Can Biden Change That?
Apr 02, 2021 | Paul Lewis“When a lot of money is raining down from the top, states and localities will do whatever they can to get that money,” said Paul...
Officials and Stakeholders React to President Biden’s American Jobs Plan
Apr 02, 2021 | Jonathan HammondOn Wednesday, March 31st, President Joe Biden unveiled his "American Jobs Plan." President Biden’s latest investment proposal stands...
Rapid Response Webinar: Biden’s American Jobs Plan and Transportation
Apr 01, 2021 | Madeline GormanThe White House just released a detailed summary of President Biden's $2.3 trillion federal investment plan, the "American Jobs Plan."...
Congress Approves Budget Plan to Fast-Track $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus
Feb 05, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe House and Senate this week passed budget blueprints designed to fast-track a $1.889 trillion spending bill for COVID-19 relief and...
Democratic Leaders Introduce “Skinny” Budget Blueprint for COVID Relief and Stimulus
Feb 01, 2021 | Jeff DavisThis afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) jointly announced that they had...
House to Start “Budget Reconciliation” Process for COVID Aid and Stimulus Next Week
Jan 29, 2021 | Jeff DavisNext week, the House of Representatives is expected to start the process of using "budget reconciliation" to pass President Biden's...
Federal Borrowing for Infrastructure Funding – How Could It Be Done?
Jan 08, 2021 | Jeff Davis“With real interest rates at zero or below, shouldn’t the federal government just borrow the money to pay for something worthwhile,...
End-of-FY20 Report on Aviation, Water Trust Funds
Oct 23, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Airport and Airway Trust Fund had a predictably bad year in fiscal 2020 (since Congress shut off tax collections halfway through...
Authorization Table for STRR Act As Introduced in the House
Oct 08, 2020 | Carolyn DorfTable of funding authorizations for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 as released by the chairman of...
Amendments to INVEST Act Agreed to in House Committee Markup
Jun 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisH.R. 2 was approved by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, as amended by a substitute amendment for the entire bill, which...
Eno/MAX VIP Roundtable
Apr 16, 2020 | Karen PriceEno President and CEO Robert Puentes summarized rapidly-emerging transit trends in light in COVID. Eno Transportation Weekly editor and...