ISSUE / Weeks of May 1 and May 8, 2023
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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...
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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
May 12, 2023 | Anusha ChitturiThe 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
May 12, 2023 | Eva MaddenOn 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
May 12, 2023 | Garett ShrodeOn 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
May 12, 2023 | Hayley BurtonThe 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
May 12, 2023 | Philip PlotchThe 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
May 12, 2023 | Jonathan HammondThe 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
May 12, 2023 | Jeff DavisThis 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
May 12, 2023 | Jeff DavisWednesday, 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...