ISSUE / Week of January 4, 2021
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao was the first Cabinet-level Trump official to resign in protest of President Trump's role in inciting the mob that attacked the Capitol Building on January 6. Her...
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Democrats will soon have control of the U.S. Senate by the slimmest possible margin, to go along with a razor-thin margin of control in the House of Representatives and control of the White...
Federal Funding,Infrastructure
With Unified Democratic Control, Can “Budget Reconciliation” Be Used for Infrastructure?
January 08,2021 | Jeff DavisNow that Democrats have won both Georgia Senate runoff elections, and will have the barest of Senate majorities to go along with a slim House majority, there is new optimism that Democrats could...
Federal Budget,Federal Funding,Infrastructure,Infrastructure Bank
Federal Borrowing for Infrastructure Funding – How Could It Be Done?
January 08,2021 | Jeff Davis“With real interest rates at zero or below, shouldn’t the federal government just borrow the money to pay for something worthwhile, like a big infrastructure initiative?” Of course, in a...
FY21,Transit
Transit Aid from COVID Bill Would Focus on 138 Urban Areas With Most Needs
January 08,2021 | Jeff DavisThe $14 billion for mass transit in the new coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress on December 21 would be reserved for the transit providers that need it most – as measured against each...