ISSUE / Week of November 30, 2020
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Appropriations,FY21December 04,2020 |Bipartisan Offer May Be the Needed Breakthrough on COVID Relief Talks
After the collapse of the daily COVID relief talks between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin a few weeks before the election, there was no real motion on the... -
TransitDecember 04,2020 |
Guest Op-Ed: Agency-TNC Partnership Provides One Model for Improving Universal Access to Transit
Transit agencies have increasingly been partnering with technology firms to create services that better serve the many people affected by mobility impairment. In some instances, private firms deliver...
11-year Saga Over Amtrak’s On-Time Performance Metrics Comes to an End
December 04, 2020 | Paul LewisIt seems fitting that the “Amtrak Joe” Biden Administration will be able to use new data to evaluate the performance of America’s intercity passenger trains. But like the Sunset Limited, these...
Mammoth Defense Bill Contains Coast Guard, Maritime, Airport Provisions
December 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisLast night, House and Senate negotiators on the annual national defense authorization bill released the final version of this year's bill – all 3,651 pages of it, along with a 767-page summary and...
Time Running Out for Water Resources, Aviation Certification Bills in This Congress
December 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisSeveral key transportation and infrastructure bills are still unsettled, and time is rapidly running out for this Congress to act. Leaders of the House of Representatives had hoped to adjourn for...
Biden Announces Economic Team, but No SecDOT (Yet)
December 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisPresident-elect Joe Biden announced the key members of his proposed economic team this week, but still has not announced his choice to serve as Secretary of Transportation. Economic team members...
New Chairmen, Ranking Members of House Committees Selected
December 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisThis week, House party caucuses selected almost all of the new committee chairmen and ranking minority members for the upcoming 117th Congress. Leadership at the top of the Transportation and...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of December 7, 2020
December 04, 2020 | Jeff DavisTuesday, December 8 –Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – Subcommittee on Security – subcommittee hearing on U.S. maritime interests in the Arctic (witness list here) – 2:30 p.m.,...