Issue / Federal Governance
Peter DeFazio to Retire, Setting Off Race to Fill Head Dem Slot on T&I Panel
Dec 03, 2021 | Jeff DavisRep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced this week that he will not seek...
Senate Confirms Sullenberger to ICAO, Tees Up NMB Vote Next Week
Dec 03, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate on December 2 confirmed former airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger to be the U.S. Ambassador to the...
Senate Panel Approves DOT, FMC Nominees, but Sen. Scott Puts Hold on All DOT Noms
Nov 19, 2021 | Jeff DavisOn November 17, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved two more Presidential nominees for transportation...
Buttigieg’s star rises as $1T Biden agenda shifts toward him
Nov 14, 2021 | Jeff Davis“Armed with that much money and significant latitude in how to spend it, Buttigieg is poised to be the most influential secretary of...
Analysis: U.S. infrastructure bill makes power broker of transportation chief Buttigieg
Nov 11, 2021 | Jeff Davis"We've never had a (transportation) secretary who's had that much authority before," said Jeff Davis, an analyst at the Eno Center for...
Here’s how long it may take Biden’s infrastructure package to jolt the economy
Nov 09, 2021 | Jeff Davis"We could see a lot more contracts going out next year in advance of spring construction," said Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the...
The false claim that only 11 percent of the infrastructure bill goes to ‘real infrastructure’
Nov 09, 2021 | Jeff Davis“Together, that is $257.5 billion in above-baseline spending for capital improvements to infrastructure that is, in almost all...
State and Local Push on Infrastructure Finally Pays Off
Nov 07, 2021 | Jeff Davis“This is orders of magnitude more discretion than has ever been given to a secretary of transportation before about being able to...
AP FACT CHECK: Biden hypes $1T bill impact on electric cars
Nov 07, 2021 | Jeff DavisOnce the bill is signed into law, for instance, about $1 billion — the first year of $5 billion of the $7.5 billion in EV funding...
Infrastructure Bill Gives Biden Administration Greater Say Over Projects
Nov 07, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe legislation sets guidelines for how applicants are to be evaluated, said Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for...
How the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Aims to Affect Americans’ Lives
Nov 06, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe sheer magnitude of the dollars is important, said Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, but a shift...
White House Names 3 More DOT Nominees; 4 Others Approved in Committee
Oct 21, 2021 | Jeff DavisThis week, President Biden transmitted three more U.S. Department of Transportation nominees to the Senate, while the Commerce, Science...