ISSUE / Week of February 11, 2019
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Appropriations,Federal FundingFebruary 15,2019 |Year-End FY19 Appropriations Bill Passes Congress, Averts Shutdown; Trump Declares Border Emergency
February 15, 2019 Yesterday, both chambers of Congress passed a $325 billion appropriations measure, which President Trump signed the bill into law at about 2 p.m. today, that will prevent any... -
Federal Funding,GovernanceFebruary 12,2019 |
Calif. Governor Scales Back Commitment to Statewide High Speed Rail
February 12, 2019 Earlier today, new governor of California, Gavin Newsom (D), told state legislators in his first "State of the State" address that he was backing away from plans to build a high...
Why the California Bullet Train Project Failed: 7 “Worst Practices”
February 13, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 13, 2019 California Governor Gavin Newsom (D)'s announcement yesterday that he was curtailing plans to construct a statewide high-speed rail system – instead only completing the Merced...
Senate Commerce Examines Infrastructure Needs
February 15, 2019 | Hayley BurtonFebruary 14, 2019 Yesterday, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, convened a hearing titled, “America’s Infrastructure Needs: Keeping...
Final FY19 Homeland Bill Increases TSA, Coast Guard Operational Budgets
February 15, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 15, 2019 The final fiscal 2019 appropriations package that passed Congress yesterday appropriates a net $49.4 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (excluding the FEMA disaster...
DeFazio, Larsen Propose Bill to Insulate FAA from Shutdowns
February 13, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 13, 2019 Last week, House Transportation and Infrastructure chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Aviation Subcommittee chairman Rick Larsen (D-WA) introduced a bill (H.R. 1108) to allow the...
CNN/NYT: Jeff Rosen to Leave DOT to Be Deputy Attorney General
February 15, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 15, 2019 Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed William Barr for a second time to be Attorney General of the United States by a vote of 54-45. Both CNN and The New York Times have...