ISSUE / Week of January 12, 2015
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Federal Governance,Fuel taxSeptember 08,2015 |New FHWA Analysis Shows Devolution “TEA” Bill Requires $50 Billion in Additional Trust Fund Bailout Money
January 14, 2015 A recent Federal Highway Administration analysis (performed at Congressional request) of the “devolution” proposal for surface transportation programs, as introduced in... -
Appropriations,AviationSeptember 08,2015 |
House Passes Compromise FY15 Homeland Approps. Bill With Veto-Bait Immigration Riders
January 14, 2015 The House of Representatives earlier today passed a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2015 by a vote of 236 to 191 after voting to add five...
Federal Governance,Governance
EPW Chair Boxer To Retire From Congress
September 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 14, 2015 Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) announced on January 8 that she will not seek re-election next year and will be retiring from the Senate as of January 2017 after serving 24 years in...
Federal Governance,Governance
More Transportation Committee Posts Announced in Congress
September 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 14, 2015 Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee have named their ranking minority members for the twelve subcommittees for the 114th Congress, and longtime Transportation-HUD...