ISSUE / Week of September 26, 2016
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September 30, 2016 A last-minute deal on potential funding to address drinking water issues in Flint, Michigan allowed the House and Senate to pass a stopgap continuing resolution (CR) on...
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Environment,Federal GovernanceSeptember 30,2016 |House Passes Water Resources Bill After Adding Flint, MI Authorization
September 30, 2016 The House of Representatives this week passed a bill authorizing $17.4 billion in water projects to be carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers. The bill (H.R. 5303) passed by...
What To Do About the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund?
September 30, 2016 | Jeff DavisSeptember 30, 2016 Only four Democrats voted against the Water Resources Development Act in the House of Representatives this week on final passage. But one of them was Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR),...
House Subcommittee Reviews FAST Act Freight Provisions
September 30, 2016 | Greg RogersSeptember 30, 2016 On Thursday, September 22nd, the House T&I Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a roundtable to discuss three particular freight provisions in the FAST Act (P.L....
Tech Leaders, Policymakers Convene at Chamber of Commerce
September 30, 2016 | Greg RogersSeptember 30, 2016 "We're in the fourth industrial revolution. . . Yet we have bureaucracies that still operate with DOS prompts… we need to change that.” -Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC). Too...
Highlights from USDOT’s Safer People, Safer Streets
September 29, 2016 | Greg RogersSeptember 30, 2016 The USDOT Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets challenged city leaders to form local coalitions to increase safety for bicyclists and pedestrians in their...