ISSUE / Week of May 4, 2020
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Aviation,Aviation SafetyMay 08,2020 |Senate Panel Holds Highly Anticipated Hearing on Aviation and COVID
On May 6, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on “The State of the Aviation Industry: Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The hearing was... -
Earlier today, the Treasury Department released the cash flow totals for April 2020 for federal trust fund accounts, including the report for the Highway Trust Fund. The April numbers cover...
Senate Panel Approves Water Resources Bill, May Be Combined With Highway Bill On Senate Floor
May 08, 2020 | Jeff DavisOn May 6, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee gave its unanimous approval to two water infrastructure bills, which may be combined with surface transportation reauthorization...
How Should Congress Distribute Funding for State Transportation Revenue Replacement?
May 05, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe novel coronavirus's suppression of demand for transportation and commerce is having significant effects on tax revenues at all levels of government. A month ago, state departments of...
BLS Releases Gruesome April Jobs Report; Some Transportation Sectors Largely Spared
May 08, 2020 | Jeff DavisAt 8:30 a.m. this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the U.S. employment totals for April 2020. As expected, the news was grim. 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs in April,...
APTA Asks For Another $24 Billion in COVID Relief for Transit Providers
May 08, 2020 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the American Public Transportation Association asked Congress to appropriate an additional $23.8 billion in coronavirus-related relief to mass transit providers across the country, in...
FTA Clarifies Scope of Chinese Transit Rolling Stock Ban
May 08, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Transit Administration has released a FAQ document explaining to transit operators the effects of the federal law that will eventually ban most purchases of transit buses and railcars...
COVID Costs: $500 Billion in Discretionary Appropriations (And Counting)
May 08, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which has found it difficult to analyze new spending legislation day-to-day while its staff work from home, finally updated the fiscal 2020 discretionary...