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Revised Coronavirus Bill Includes $20 Billion for Mass Transit, $10 Billion for Airports, $58 Billion in Loans for Airlines
Mar 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisA revised version of the trillion-dollar-plus coronavirus response bill circulated by Senate Republicans this morning, after a long...
McConnell Aims to Bring Trillion-Dollar Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Up for Senate Vote on Monday
Mar 20, 2020 | Jeff DavisSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said this afternoon that he hopes that the Senate will be able to vote on a...
DHS Defines “Critical Infrastructure Worker”
Mar 20, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Department of Homeland Security has issued a list identifying "critical infrastructure workers" a.k.a. "workers who conduct a range...
Surface Transportation Aid Requests Mount
Mar 20, 2020 | Jeff DavisRequests for federal aid to the surface transportation sector increased this week, with state DOTs asking for almost $17 billion in...
FTA Announces Integrated Mobility Innovation Grant Awards and Next Round of Transit Innovation Funding
Mar 20, 2020 | Alice GrossmanOn Monday, March 16, FTA announced 25 awards for the 2019 Innovative Mobility Initiative (IMI) grants. IMI grants are part of the...
What Happens When People Stop Flying? Analyzing the Cascade of Downstream Effects
Mar 20, 2020 | Jeff DavisWhat happens when people just stop flying? We tried to look at that simple question and expand it into the cascade of downstream...
The Coronavirus’ Impact on Aerospace Manufacturing
Mar 20, 2020 | Mary PetersThe COVID-19 crisis brought into sharp relief the critical importance of aviation and aerospace to the American economy. Travel...
Initial McConnell Stimulus Offer to Democrats Includes $58 Billion in Airline Loans but No Airport, Transit Aid
Mar 19, 2020 | Jeff DavisSenate Republicans unveiled their $1 trillion economic stimulus proposal late this afternoon – around $500 billion to write two...
White House Requests $500 Million Amtrak Bailout As Transit Aid, Highway Reauthorization Mentioned As Possibilities For Next Week
Mar 18, 2020 | Jeff DavisLate last night, the White House requested another $45.8 billion in emergency appropriations for coronavirus response, including $500...
Airlines Ask Over $65 Billion in Federal Relief; Airports Want $10 Billion
Mar 17, 2020 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the airline industry – through its lobbying arm, Airlines for America – formally asked for a federal aid package that...
House On Verge of Passing Second Coronavirus Aid Package; Financial Aid for Airlines Under Discussion
Mar 13, 2020 | Jeff DavisIt has been a long two days on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday night at 11 p.m., the House Rules Committee posted the text of House...
Looming Recession Sparks Familiar Calls for Infrastructure As Stimulus
Mar 13, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. economy now appears headed into a recession – Bloomberg News noted yesterday, in the wake of the S&P 500 crossing the 20...