CBO Says HTF Spending More Slowly; Size of Next Bailout Shrinks

ISSUE / Week of March 9, 2015

  • September 09,2015 |

    CBO Says HTF Spending More Slowly; Size of Next Bailout Shrinks

    Appropriations,Federal Budget
    March 11, 2015 The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its updated baseline projections for federal spending and revenue earlier this week. CBO had issued a preliminary baseline in...
  • September 09,2015 |

    Congressional Estimating Body Says White House Tax Plan Not Enough To Pay For GROW AMERICA

    Federal Budget,Federal Governance
    March 11, 2015 The tax estimating body used by Congress has determined that the President’s proposed funding offset for the GROW AMERICA surface transportation reauthorization bill falls $21...
Treasury Releases 5-Year Projections For Other Trust Funds
Aircraft,Airports,Aviation,Federal Budget,Federal Funding,Federal Governance,Fuel tax,Governance,Highway Trust Fund,Highways,Maritime,Ports

Treasury Releases 5-Year Projections For Other Trust Funds

March 11, 2015 The President’s budget, released last month, gave long-term cash flow forecasts for the largest federal trust fund accounts, like Social Security and Medicare, as well as the...

Supreme Court Rules Amtrak Is A Governmental, Not Private, Entity
Amtrak,Commuter Rail,Federal Governance,Freight rail,Governance,Rail,Railroads

Supreme Court Rules Amtrak Is A Governmental, Not Private, Entity

March 11, 2015 On Monday, for the second time in two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in a railroad case. In U.S. DOT vs. Association of American Railroads, the Court held that...

Odds and Ends – Week of March 9, 2015
Aviation Safety,Federal Governance,Governance,Homeland security,Public transit

Odds and Ends – Week of March 9, 2015

The GAO has issued a new report entitled Auto Safety: Status of NHTSA’s Redesign of Its Crashworthiness Data System. It can be read at https://goo.gl/jLpyff The GAO has issued a new report...

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