ISSUE / Week of February 26, 2018
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Air Traffic Control,AviationMarch 02,2018Shuster Concedes Defeat on ATC Reform; Next Extension Due Soon
March 2, 2018 Prospects for House consideration of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took an abrupt shift earlier this week when House Transportation and... -
March 2, 2018 Staffers for the House and Senate Appropriations Committees were working furiously this week to iron out as many differences as possible between the twelve House-passed...
Chao Defends Administration Infrastructure Plan Before Senate
March 2, 2018 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao defended the Trump Administration's infrastructure initiative and fiscal 2019 budget request before the Senate Environment and Public Works...
Hudson Tunnel May Be Key Sticking Point in FY18 Negotiations
March 2, 2018 As noted elsewhere in this issue, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are currently negotiating the fiscal 2018 omnibus appropriations bill using far more money than...
What the Penn-Wharton Study Missed About the Trump Infrastructure Plan
March 1, 2018 On February 22, economists at the Wharton School of Business released a brief analysis (the Penn-Wharton Budget Model analysis) of President Trump's infrastructure plan. While the...
White House Frames AVs as an Opportunity for Economic Growth
March 2, 2018 While much of the conversation around self-driving technology has revolved around the potential safety benefits, the White House and politicians are now pointing to yet another...
Senate Homeland Security Authorization Markup Postponed
March 2, 2018 On February 28. the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs formally took up the House-passed Department of Homeland Security Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2825),...
House Aviation Hearing Looks at Drone Use
February 28, 2018 On February 27, the House Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to address the current status of aviation security. The hearing was convened at an interesting time; although...
GHSA Releases Annual Report on Pedestrian Fatalities
March 2, 2018 Over the last decade, pedestrian deaths have been increasing both in number and as a share of all traffic fatalities on US roads. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)...
Members Named for Budget Process Reform Committee
March 2, 2o18 This week, the last of the 16 members of the new Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform were named by Congressional leaders. Speaker Ryan chose new...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 5, 2018
Tuesday, March 6 - House Transportation and Infrastructure - full committee hearing on the Administration's infrastructure proposal (Transportation Sec. Chao to testify) - 10:00 a.m., 2167...