ISSUE / Week of November 17, 2014
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Appropriations,Federal GovernanceNovember 20,2014 |Backlash Against President’s Immigration Actions Threatens to Blow Up FY15 Omnibus
November 20, 2014 The staffs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have been working diligently for the last two weeks to finalize an omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015... -
Federal Governance,GovernanceNovember 20,2014 |
Congressional Leadership & Committee Elections Begin
November 20, 2014 Members-elect of the upcoming 114th Congress have begun electing party leaders and selecting committee leaders. All four party caucuses (both parties in both chambers) have...
Federal Governance,Governance,Highways,Public transit,Traffic Safety,Trucking
President Nominates NHTSA, STB Heads
November 20, 2014 | Jeff DavisNovember 20, 2014 As the USDOT nomination backlog at the White House builds, President Obama in recent days has nominated a new head for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and has...
Federal Governance,Fuel tax,Governance,Highway Trust Fund,Highways,Public transit
The Highway Trust Fund Under TEA21, SAFETEA-LU and MAP-21
November 20, 2014 | Jeff DavisNovember 20, 2014 The following chart shows Highway Trust Fund annual new spending obligation authority granted by Congress (obligation limitations, exempt-from-obligation contract authority, and...