ISSUE / Week of September 9, 2019
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Congress was back in town this week and the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit jumped in with a timely hearing on congestion pricing and tolling. Charging a fee for the busiest parts of the...
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Appropriations,FY18September 12,2019 |Draft FY20 CR Fixes Transit Problems but Does Not Repeal 2020 Highway Rescission
A draft of a stopgap continuing appropriations measure for the opening days of fiscal year 2020 was circulated to some lawmakers earlier this week and obtained by CQ yesterday. The draft resolution...
Guest Op-Ed: Managing Social and Political Risk in the Digital Age
September 13, 2019 | Stephanie WhiteI once heard a story about the communication strategy of the Kennedy-era White House. Their rules were simple: Never write a letter when a phone call will do. Never make a phone call when a...
Senate FY20 Budget Allocations Give THUD $1.1 Billion Boost Over FY19
September 12, 2019 | Jeff DavisToday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a plan to split $1.3 trillion in discretionary spending for fiscal year 2020 amongst its twelve subcommittees, each of which will now try to...
Senate Panel OK’s $7.75B for Corps of Engineers in FY20
September 13, 2019 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $48.9 billion Energy and Water Development appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020 that appropriates $7.75 billion for the water resources...
Acting TSA Chief Gives Agency Update to Senate Committee
September 13, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe acting head of the Transportation Security Administration gave a status update on that agency's activities to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on September 11 (the...
60 Years Ago Today – Eisenhower Requests First Highway Trust Fund Bailout
September 09, 2019 | Jeff DavisOn this day 60 years ago – September 9, 1959 – the White House announced that President Eisenhower was requesting a bailout of the Highway Trust Fund – a $359 million "repayable advance"...
The First Time the Highway Trust Fund Went Broke – Part 3: Eisenhower Wears Down Resistance, Congress Fractures, and Compromise Is Reached
September 09, 2019 | Jeff DavisIn last week’s part 2 of this series, the Highway Trust Fund was facing insolvency in fiscal 1960, President Eisenhower requested a 1.5 cent per gallon increase in gasoline and diesel excise taxes...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of September 16, 2019
September 12, 2019 | Jeff DavisTuesday, September 17 – Senate Appropriation – Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing – subcommittee business meeting to markup the draft Transportation-HUD appropriations bill for FY 2020...