ISSUE / Week of December 13, 2021
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Budget,FY22December 17,2021 |Senate Action on Budget Reconciliation Bill Slips to January as Congress Prepares to Adjourn for the Year
The U.S. Senate will be postponing floor consideration of the multi-trillion-dollar budget reconciliation bill until January 2022 at the earliest, as the chamber struggles to finish a few things and... -
Airlines,AirportsDecember 17,2021 |
Senate Hearing Brings Airlines, Payroll Support Program, Workforce into Focus
Every few years Congress brings together all the major airline CEOs to press them on major concerns and pet issues. The most recent iteration of this event was a hearing of the Senate Committee on...
Announcing the Winners of the Martin Wachs Memorial Essay Contest
December 17, 2021 | Karen PriceThis summer, we challenged you to submit ideas for policies, innovations, and best practices that the nation should implement as we move from crisis to recovery and, ultimately, toward Eno's vision...
DOT Nominees Held Up on Senate Floor As 3 More Get Committee Hearing
December 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisYesterday, three more nominees for senior posts at the U.S. Department of Transportation got their hearing before a Senate committee, but later in the day, five more transportation nominees who have...
EPW Panel Releases Revised Text of Its Budget Reconciliation Title
December 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today released its title of the "Build Back Better" budget reconciliation bill today, the text of which can be viewed here. The legislation includes...
FHWA Apportions $52.5 Billion in IIJA Highway Contract Authority to State DOTs
December 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the Federal Highway Administration formally gave state DOTs $52.5 billion in highway contract authority as the first annual tranche of five years worth of funding provided by the...
Former DOT General Counsel Thomson to Coordinate Infrastructure Law Implementation
December 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation formally announced that former USDOT General Counsel Katie Thomson is returning to the Department to serve as "Director of Bipartisan Infrastructure...
White House Releases Plan to Address Truck Driver Shortage
December 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisThis week, the White House released an "action plan" for the Biden Administration to address the oft-discussed truck driver shortage and held a roundtable discussion with industry representatives on...
“Where’s The Beef?” Supply Chain Issues Centennial Recap
December 17, 2021 | Jonathan HammondMany of the goods imported into the U.S.—all told worth around $3 trillion—rely on intricate, finely-tuned international supply chains. When the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on international...