ISSUE / Week of February 24, 2020
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao yesterday gave her first defense of the Trump Administration's fiscal 2021 USDOT budget request, before the House Appropriations Committee. The two-hour...
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The Centers for Disease Control said this week it is expecting that the COVID-19 virus will spread to the United States. With cases and fatalities rising, stock markets took a significant plunge and...
Guest Op-Ed: Proposed NEPA Regulations: No Significant Changes for Highway and Transit Projects
February 28, 2020 | Edward V.A. KussyAs part of our focus on People & the Environment, Eno will be having a Point-Counter Point Series for Eno Transportation Weekly on environmental issues. This article is part two of Edward V.A....
Senate Transit Panel Looks to FTA Reauthorization
February 28, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal mass transit policy, held a long-awaited hearing on February 25 to hear stakeholder perspectives on...
Amtrak Requests $2.34 Billion in FY21 Appropriations
February 26, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) has submitted its own request to Congress for $2.34 billion in federal appropriations in fiscal year 2021, a 17 percent increase over their FY...
Senate Subcommittee Revisits Air Cargo Security Needs
February 28, 2020 | Jesse AnyalebechiThe Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security had a field hearing on the scanning and screening of air cargo on February 25 at Logan Airport in Boston. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), ranking member of...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 2, 2020
February 26, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, March 3 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Aviation – subcommittee hearing on the airline passenger experience (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167...