Debt Limit Talks Continue, Rescinding COVID Aid Still a Focus

ISSUE / Weeks of May 1 and May 8, 2023

  • May 12,2023 |

    Debt Limit Talks Continue, Rescinding COVID Aid Still a Focus

    Federal Budget,FY24
    President Biden sat down with Congressional leaders on May 9 to discuss the pending need to increase the debt ceiling, talks which were given extra urgency by the Treasury and CBO announcements that...
  • May 12,2023 |

    CBO Updates Trust Fund, Tax Forecasts

    Fuel tax,Highway Trust Fund
    Today, the Congressional Budget Office released its annual budget baseline. (A preliminary version was released in February, but this one is the official "scoring" baseline that all fiscal...
House T&I Discusses Workforce, Safety, and Service Challenges Impacting Freight Rail Supply Chain
Freight rail,Rail Safety,Railroads

House T&I Discusses Workforce, Safety, and Service Challenges Impacting Freight Rail Supply Chain

The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on May 11 to discuss the rail supply chain resilience and associated challenges. Five witnesses testified for...

House T&I Committee Discusses Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges
Trucking,Trucking Workforce

House T&I Committee Discusses Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges

On Wednesday, May 10, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met to discuss overcoming supply chain challenges faced within the freight industry. Highways and Transit Subcommittee...

House Committee Reviews Port Cybersecurity in Latest Hearing
Cybersecurity,Homeland security,Ports

House Committee Reviews Port Cybersecurity in Latest Hearing

On Wednesday, May 10, the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security under the House Committee on Homeland Security met to discuss port security. The subcommittee explored high-risk...

Short Leave: House Committee Addresses Recruitment and Retention in USCG
Federal Governance,National Security,Workforce

Short Leave: House Committee Addresses Recruitment and Retention in USCG

The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on May 11 to discuss the shortage of United States Mariners and recruitment and retention in the United States Coast...

Celebrating a Visionary with an Update on a New Hudson River Rail Tunnel
Amtrak,Commuter Rail,Infrastructure,Railroads

Celebrating a Visionary with an Update on a New Hudson River Rail Tunnel

The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center celebrated its 25th anniversary this month with remembrances of a transportation visionary along with an update on the Gateway Program (one of the most...

Eno Welcomes Public Health PhD Candidate as 2023 Thomas J. O’Bryant Fellow
Workforce development

Eno Welcomes Public Health PhD Candidate as 2023 Thomas J. O’Bryant Fellow

The Eno Center for Transportation has selected Glendedora Dolce as our 2023 Thomas J. O’Bryant Fellow. The fellowship is designed to provide a professional development opportunity for aspiring...

Summary of Senate Railroad Safety Bill
Freight rail,Rail Safety,Railroads

Summary of Senate Railroad Safety Bill

This is a summary of S. 576, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, as amended and ordered reported by the Senate Commerce Committee on May 10, 2023. Bill text is the Cantwell-Vance substitute, as modified,...

Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 15, 2023

Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 15, 2023

Wednesday, May 17 – Senate Environment and Public Works – full committee hearing to examine federal action to improve project reviews and permitting (witness list here) – 10:15 a.m., SD-406...

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