ISSUE / Week of March 2, 2020
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FY21March 06,2020 |FY21 DOT Budget Request, Round 2: Sec. Chao Defends Plan to Senate Appropriators
After defending the Trump Administration's fiscal 2021 budget request to the House Appropriations Committee last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao appeared before their Senate... -
Amtrak,Commuter RailMarch 06,2020 |
House Subcommittee Hearing Tackles Capital Funding Challenges, but Fails to Address the Ballooning Cost of U.S. Rail Infrastructure
On Wednesday, March 4, the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled "Funding a Robust Freight and Passenger Rail Network." Witnesses included: ...
U.S. Senate Holds Coronavirus Hearing as Disease Spreads
March 06, 2020 | Paul LewisSenator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) convened a hearing of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space to discuss the coronavirus effects on the transportation system. The March 4 hearing was titled “From SARS...
Truckers, Barrasso Spar Over Truck-Only VMT Tax
March 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisA nasty spat has erupted between the trucking lobby and the chairman of the Senate committee that funds the federal-aid highway program. In a February 24 op-ed published in the Casper Star-Tribune...
Amtrak Changes CEOs As White House Re-Nominates Some (Not All) Board Members
March 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisAmtrak announced this week that President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson is stepping down, at the end of his three-year commitment to the passenger railroad. He will be replaced by...
House Passes Bill to Give TSA Workers Full Civil Service Rights
March 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 1140) that would bring Transportation Security Administration employees under the standard civil service work agreements and protections...
The Last 15 Years of New Start Grant Agreements
March 06, 2020 | Jeff DavisWe put this list together in response to a question from a reporter, but it may be worth posting online as well. We went back through the annual Capital Investment Grant annual reports and their...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 9, 2020
March 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, March 10 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on the international role of the U.S. Coast Guard...