ISSUE / Week of November 27, 2017
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Airports,AviationDecember 01,2017 |Tax Bill Debate Continues in Senate as Infrastructure Amendments Debated
December 1, 2017 - 5:00 p.m. As of press time (5:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon), official Washington was still waiting for the final revisions to the tax reform bill in the Senate to be released by... -
December 1, 2017 Before the year comes to a close, Senate Commerce chairman John Thune (R-SD) is attempting to rally his colleagues to pass a bill that would create the nation’s first automated...
CR Extension to December 22 Likely As Talks on Spending Caps, Disaster Aid Continue
December 01, 2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 1, 2017 With appropriations for the federal government set to expire at midnight on on December 8, the House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on a simple two-week...
House Subcommittee Urges FAA to Speed Up Drone Integration
December 01, 2017 | Greg RogersDecember 1, 2017 This week, the Aviation subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held the first hearing in the 115th Congress dedicated entirely to unmanned aircraft...
Books Closed on FY17; $248 Million in ARRA High Speed Rail Funding Vanishes Unspent
December 01, 2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 1, 2017 The Treasury Department closed the books on fiscal year 2017 this week by releasing the account-level spending data to the public in the Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays...
Get On The Bus: Schools Should Work With the Transportation Sector For Better Student Transportation
December 01, 2017 | Ann HeneberyEarlier this month, voters in Dallas, Texas approved a ballot measure to dissolve the Dallas school bus system – Dallas County Schools (DCS). While the agency will be allowed to continue service...
Eno FlyScore Ranks Regions With Best Domestic Airline Service In New Report
December 01, 2017 | Ann HeneberyDecember 1, 2017 This week Eno released the sixth policy brief in the Eno Aviation Insights series – Where are airline passengers getting the best service? Although airline customer...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of December 4, 2017
December 04, 2017 | Jeff DavisWednesday, December 6 – Senate Environment and Public Works –full committee hearing on the nomination of R.D. James to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) – 10:00 a.m., SD-406...