ISSUE / Week of July 8, 2019
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The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing this week to reinforce the need for a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill – the precise kind of bill that the...
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Federal Governance,Safety & SecurityJuly 12,2019 |House Passes Defense Bill Carrying Chinese Transit Railcar Ban
Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed a $733 billion Pentagon authorization bill (H.R. 2500) that includes a provision banning the use of federal mass transit dollars for the purchase of...
Welcome Eno’s New Staff!
July 12, 2019 | Karen PriceJuly 11, 2019 Over the last few months, Eno has welcomed three new staff members to our team. They will help Eno continue to grow our professional development programs and ensure our members have...
There’s No One Way to Build a Cycling City: Lessons from the Dutch and Danish
July 31, 2019 | Christopher OsterJuly 11, 2019 If you posed a question to someone on what culture represents the epitome of cycling, they are likely to respond with either the Dutch or the Danes. Denmark and the Netherlands have...
Pressure Grows to Reach Budget/Debt Deal Within 3 Weeks
July 12, 2019 | Jeff DavisJuly 12, 2019 Pressure mounted on Congressional leaders this week to enact legislation increasing the public debt limit and statutory spending ceilings before Congress departs for its scheduled...
FAA, STB Nominees Advanced in Senate
July 31, 2019 | Christopher OsterStephen Dickson, nominee for the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), had his nomination advanced from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday, July...
Under Secretary Leaves DOT for OMB
July 12, 2019 | Jeff DavisJuly 12, 2019 Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Derek Kan has left the Department of Transportation to take a senior post at the White House Office of Management and Budget. There was no...
The Johnson-Nixon Mass Transit Bill of 1968-1969
July 11, 2019 | Jeff DavisJuly 11, 2019 In 1970, in his second year in office, President Richard Nixon signed three landmark transportation bills into law. One of those, the Rail Passenger Service Act (P.L. 91-518) which...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 15, 2019
July 10, 2019 | Jeff DavisTuesday, July 16 – House Homeland Security – full committee markup (agenda here) – 10:00 a.m., 310 Cannon. Tuesday, July 16 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on...