Author: Jeff Davis
Capitol Hill Events – Week of January 30, 2023
Jan 27, 2023 | Jeff DavisWednesday, February 1 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee organizational meeting to adopt committee rules,...
Congress’s Messy ‘Fix-It-First’ Fight Heats Up
Jan 23, 2023 | Jeff Davis“Enactment of a CRA resolution doesn’t just overturn the rulemaking; it sows the earth with salt,” wrote Jeff Davis of Eno...
Why IIJA Funding Is Probably Safe From Proposed Spending Cuts
Jan 20, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe new 118th Congress is less than three weeks old but the House has already passed legislation repealing appropriations made in the...
Manchin Suggests Debt Limit Talks Address HTF Solvency
Jan 20, 2023 | Jeff DavisSenator Joe Manchin (D-WV) suggested this week that part of the answer to increasing the federal debt ceiling would be to include...
17 New Republicans Named to House T&I; Tom Cole to Chair THUD Appropriations
Jan 20, 2023 | Jeff DavisThis week, a House Republican leadership panel named 17 new members to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (subject...
Update: 96% of First-Year IIJA Competitive Funding Now Open for Application or Assigned
Jan 20, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe New Year gives us a good opportunity to update our ongoing status page on how quickly the Department of Transportation is working...
Schumer Calls for Quick Confirmation of Phil Washington to FAA
Jan 20, 2023 | Jeff DavisSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued a public statement on January 15 calling for the quick confirmation of Phil...
Air Traffic Control Snafu Illustrates How Operating Programs Always Squeeze Capital Programs
Jan 20, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Aviation Administration had to suspend airline flights across the country on January 11 because of a problem with an...
McCarthy (Finally) Makes Progress Towards Getting Speakership
Jan 06, 2023 | Jeff DavisAfter a week of gridlock, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA) finally made progress towards getting a majority of the House to...
DOT Gives $2.1 Billion for Four Large Bridge Projects
Jan 06, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration announced this week that four highway bridge projects will split nearly $2.1 billion in federal funding under...
Biden Re-Nominates FAA, Amtrak, FMC Nominees
Jan 06, 2023 | Jeff DavisWhen the Senate adjourned sine die at the end of the 117th Congress, at 11:30 a.m. on January 3, all pending legislation died, and all...
DOT Selects $1.2 Billion in Megaproject Awards for FY22 Cycle
Jan 04, 2023 | Jeff DavisLast week, the U.S. Department of Transportation notified Congress that they have selected nine projects to share almost $1.2 billion...