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The First Time the Highway Trust Fund Went Broke – Part 1: the 1958 Highway Act Makes Spending Unsustainable
Aug 21, 2019 | Jeff DavisAugust 21, 2019 Everyone who habitually reads ETW knows that the federal Highway Trust Fund went bankrupt in September 2008 and has...
CBO Update Shows Little Change in HTF Projections
Aug 23, 2019 | Jeff DavisAugust 23, 2019 This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its annual August update to its annual Budget and...
Test Article
Sep 05, 2019 | Karen PriceThe Eno Center for Transportation would like to congratulate Diane Woodend Jones, Chair of Lea + Elliott Inc. and the Immediate Past...
USDOT’s FY20 Budget Approved in Senate Subcommittee
Sep 17, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing Appropriations made quick work of a draft appropriations bill for fiscal year...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of October 14, 2019
Oct 11, 2019 | Jeff DavisWednesday, October 16 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Highways and Transit – subcommittee hearing on...
Senate Looks to Pass FY20 USDOT Appropriations Without Significant Amendment
Oct 30, 2019 | Jeff Davis3:50 p.m. Earlier today, the Senate voted by a wide margin to invoke cloture on Appropriations Committee chairman Richard Shelby's...
2nd FY20 CR Introduced in House Repeals $7.6B Highway Rescission
Nov 18, 2019 | Jeff DavisEarlier this afternoon, House Democratic leaders released the text of a second fiscal year 2020 stopgap appropriations measure, this...
One-Month CR With Highway Rescission Fix Goes to President’s Desk
Nov 21, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate has passed a one-month stopgap appropriations measure which also contains a repeal of the $7.6 billion cut in highway...
Appropriations Subcommittees Face End-of-Week Deadline to Cut Deals
Dec 02, 2019 | Jeff DavisLast week was Thanksgiving week, which was a good time to be thankful you don't work for the House or Senate Appropriations...
Final FY20 Appropriations Legislation Unveiled, Tax Extenders Added
Dec 17, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe House will vote today on two bills which combine 12 appropriations bills, several tax bills and a host of other provisions with a...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of January 27, 2020
Jan 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, January 28 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – Subcommittee on Transportation and Security – subcommittee...
Initial McConnell Stimulus Offer to Democrats Includes $58 Billion in Airline Loans but No Airport, Transit Aid
Mar 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisSenate Republicans unveiled their $1 trillion economic stimulus proposal late this afternoon – around $500 billion to write two...