ISSUE / Week of April 20, 2015
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April 22, 2015 The House Appropriations Committee voted earlier today to allocate $1.017 trillion in discretionary appropriations authority for fiscal year 2016 among its 12 subcommittees. The...
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Federal Budget,Federal GovernanceSeptember 09,2015 |Bipartisan HTF Solvency Proposal Put Forward in House of Representatives
April 22, 2015 A bipartisan group of House legislators last week made an interesting proposal to deal with the pending insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund in a two-track process, addressing both...
Amtrak,Appropriations,Aviation,Commuter Rail,Cybersecurity,Federal Budget,Federal Governance,Freight,Freight rail,Governance,Highway Trust Fund,Positive Train Control,Public transit,Rail,Rail Safety,Railroads,Transit Workforce,Trucking Workforce
Foxx Defends DOT FY16 Budget Before Senate Appropriators
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 22, 2015 U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx defended his department’s fiscal year 2016 budget request before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee this morning. New...
Appropriations,Environment,Federal Budget,Federal Governance,Governance
House Appropriations Approves FY16 Corps of Engineers Budget
September 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 22, 2015 The full House Appropriations Committee earlier today approved, by voice vote, a $35.4 billion appropriations bill for energy and water development for fiscal year 2016 that also...
Aircraft,Airports,Aviation,Aviation Workforce,Federal Governance,Governance
Senate Hearing Examines FAA Aircraft Certification Process
September 09, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONApril 22, 2015 Yesterday, Senate Commerce’s Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security held the second in a series of hearings exploring the upcoming Federal Aviation...