ISSUE / Week of April 25, 2022
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Anyone who goes to a store, a restaurant, or a gas station can see that prices are going up, and most things cost measurably more than they did a year or two ago. Of course, that equation is...
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Last year, the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) released a report concluding that the United States is ill-equipped to ensure a skilled workforce for its critical...
Guest Op-Ed: Why Workforce Development Should Be Included in Freight Transportation Plans
April 29, 2022 | Clay BarnesThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States’ supply chain system has been strained from significant demand. While some responsibility is on the less-costly, just-in-time-inventory supply...
Buttigieg Defends FY23 Budget Request before Senate Appropriations
April 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday to defend the Biden Administration's fiscal 2023 budget request for the Department of...
Biden to Nominate 5 Amtrak Board Members
April 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisIn a 3 p.m. Friday afternoon announcement, the White House sent out a news release stating that President Biden intends to nominate five members for the Amtrak Board of Directors: Anthony Coscia...
White House Issues IIJA “Stewardship” Guidance
April 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration today issued a "stewardship" memo to all federal agencies regarding their implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law (the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or...
Congressional Leaders Open Negotiations on FY23 Spending Total
April 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees met yesterday to begin discussions of an overall total for the twelve regular appropriations bills for fiscal year 2023. A decision on a...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 2, 2022
April 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisTuesday, May 3 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee hearing to examine the fiscal 2023 budget request for the Department of Transportation (Secretary Buttigieg to...