ISSUE / Week of April 9, 2018
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April 13, 2018 Today, the bipartisan leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced a revised version of the FAA reauthorization bill. The new bill is H.R. 4 and...
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April 13, 2018 In the early 2000s, the United Kingdom faced a big problem. Congestion in its cities was rapidly growing, causing long delays on the roads and leading to severe overcrowding on the...
Four Takeaways from Uber’s Big Launch Day
April 13, 2018 | Alexander LaskaApril 13, 2018 Uber announced Wednesday a series of new initiatives designed to work with cities in addressing challenges related to transportation and technology. Uber listed their goals as...
Chao Defends Administration Budget Request to Congress
April 13, 2018 | Jeff DavisApril 13, 2018 This week, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao appeared before both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to defend the Trump Administration's fiscal 2019 budget request...
CBO Reports Highway Trust Fund On Schedule For 2021 Default
April 13, 2018 | Jeff DavisApril 11, 2018 The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office this week released its annual Budget and Economic Outlook which is accompanied by its initial annual spending and revenue baseline...
White House May Delay Some FY18 Transportation Spending Increases
April 13, 2018 | Jeff DavisApril 13, 2018 President Trump and Republican Congressional leaders got an earful of grief from conservatives after a mammoth $1.3 trillion omnibus appropriations bill was approved by Congress and...
In Memoriam: Hank Dittmar
April 13, 2018 | Robert PuentesApril 13, 2018 Hank Dittmar—a transportation pioneer well known to most of us—died on April 3, 2018 at age 62 after a long battle with cancer. Like many in transportation, I came to know Hank...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of April 16, 2018
April 13, 2018 | Jeff DavisTuesday, April 17 - House Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security - subcommittee hearing on the FY 2019 budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard - 10:00 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. Tuesday,...