Issue / Maritime
Biden Signs Sweeping Market Competition/Concentration Order
Jul 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisOn July 9, President Biden signed one of the widest-ranging executive orders of his Administration, EO 14036, "Promoting Competition in...
Monje Confirmed at USDOT; White House Makes FMC Nomination
Jun 25, 2021 | Jeff DavisYesterday afternoon, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Carlos Monje, Jr. to be the number 3 official at the U.S. Department...
Hearing Explores Larger Implications for Exporters in the Midst of an Import Boom
Jun 18, 2021 | Katie DonahueThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the...
Hearing Explores What Happens to Exporters in an Import Boom
Jun 18, 2021 | Katie DonahueThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing this week on the...
Port Spending Increase Under Biden Jobs Plan May Be Illusory
Apr 12, 2021 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's American Jobs Plan promises massive spending increases for all manner of public infrastructure. The White House says...
Jeff Davis Presentation on Eisenhower and Transportation
Sep 15, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis is a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation that Eno's Jeff Davis gave at the Capitol Historical Society Heritage Lecture on September...
The St. Lawrence Seaway and Federal Maritime Policy Under President Eisenhower
Sep 03, 2020 | Jeff Davis(Clicking on hyperlinks in the text will take you to original source documents, many of which are from the Eisenhower Library or other...
House Adds Coast Guard, Maritime Bills to Defense Authorization
Jul 23, 2020 | Jeff DavisOn July 21, the House of Representatives passed a $734 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2021, after amending the bill...
Biennial (and Bipartisan) Water Resources Bill Approved by House Panel
Jul 17, 2020 | Jeff DavisWeeks after the panel muscled a partisan surface transportation bill through the markup process, the House Transportation and...
House Subcommittee Hearing on U.S. Maritime Supply Chain During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jun 05, 2020 | Romic AevazOn Friday, May 29, the House Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled “The Status of the...
Webinar: How Disruptions to Our Transportation System Can Impact Food Supply
May 21, 2020 | Madeline GormanImmediate concerns about the ability of the food supply chain to meet customer demand have abated following the initial wave of panic...
Shippers Voice Concern Over Poor Railroad Communications, Access Charges
Jul 26, 2019 | Aaron SomoJuly 25, 2019 The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a “Railroad Shippers Roundtable” on...