ISSUE / Week of March 20, 2023
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee abruptly postponed a vote on the nomination of Phil Washington to run the Federal Aviation Administration this week amid concerns that one...
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Federal Governance,Local governanceMarch 24,2023 |Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Hearing: Railway Safety Act The Main Focus
The U.S Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing on March 22 to discuss safety issues pertaining to the East Palestine train derailment. The committee heard two panels of...
Amtrak Asks $582M More in FY24 Than Biden & Buttigieg Want Them to Have
March 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisThere was a time, in early 2021, when President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg jokingly argued over which of them were bigger fans of Amtrak, the nation's interstate passenger...
House Prepares to Take Off with FAA Reauthorization
March 24, 2023 | Philip PlotchIn 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) five-year reauthorization bill into law in a private Oval Office ceremony. The Aviation Subcommittee of the House...
A Fright for Sore Flie(r)s: Senators Tackle Consumer Protection in Latest Hearing
March 24, 2023 | Jonathan HammondAlthough airlines seem to be soaring after suffering a brutal couple of years (thanks, COVID-19), their passengers just aren’t as lucky. That, at least, was the picture painted by assembled air...
House Committee Investigates Future of Advanced Air Mobility
March 24, 2023 | Michaela BonevaOn Thursday, March 23, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee met to discuss advanced air mobility (AAM) and the future of unmanned aircraft systems UAS). Space & Aeronautics...
Budget Would Make $13.5 Billion in Unfunded Promises for New Starts
March 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request proposes to incur $13.5 billion in unfunded promises for "New Start" mass transit systems, by far an all-time high. "New Starts" are new transit...
California High-Speed Rail Project Wants 1/4 of All IIJA Rail Grant Money
March 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisThis month, the California High Speed Rail Authority said that it needs $8 billion in federal grants under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in order to be able to complete the...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 27, 2023
March 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisTuesday, March 28 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing - subcommittee hearing featuring the DOT and HUD Inspectors General – 10:00 a.m., 2358-A...