House Starts Debate on FAA Reauthorization Bill; Rejects DCA Flight Increases

July 20, 2023 | Jeff Davis

July 20, 2023 - The House completed most of its consideration and debate on the FAA reauthorization bill yesterday, rejecting...

FY24 House Funding Bill Has Massive Cuts to DOT Grant Programs

July 11, 2023 | Jeff Davis

July 11, 2023 - The House Appropriations Committee has released the draft text of its fiscal 2024 appropriations bill for...

President Releases Budget Outline; Proposes More Priorities Shifting at DOT

March 9, 2023 | Jeff Davis

March 9, 2023 - Today, President Biden started the process of rolling out his fiscal 2024 budget request. But most...

What Happened Over the July 4 Recess Week

July 11, 2022 | Jeff Davis

July 11, 2022 - Enough news managed to take place during the July 4 week that it merits a special...

Manchin Says He Won't Support Reconciliation Bill, Leaving Democrats in Limbo

December 20, 2021 | Jeff Davis

December 20, 2021 - Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) made headlines yesterday when he very publicly withdrew his support from the...

Biden to Sign Infrastructure Bill Monday, Opening Financial Floodgates

November 12, 2021 | Jeff Davis

The White House announced this week that President Biden will sign the bipartisan infrastructure bill (official title: the Infrastructure Investment...

New Budget Reconciliation Strategy Abandons "Pre-Conferencing" With the Senate

November 3, 2021 | Jeff Davis

November 3, 2021 - This morning, hours after election results in Virginia, New Jersey, and scattered other jurisdictions disappointed Democrats,...

Surface Transportation Programs Extended to Dec. 3 As Talks on Social Spending Bill Continue

October 29, 2021 | Jeff Davis

October 28, 2021 - Last night, the U.S. House and Senate have both agreed to another one-month extension of federal...

Democrats To Unveil New Reconciliation Framework Today, Possibly Accompanied By Final Infrastructure Vote

October 28, 2021 | Jeff Davis

October 28, 2021 - President Biden has delayed his trip to Europe by a few hours so he can make...

HTF Operating Deficit Dropped to $10.3B in FY 2021

October 18, 2021 | Jeff Davis

October 18, 2021 - Year-end information released today by the Federal Highway Administration reported that the federal Highway Trust Fund...

Senate Clears 1-Month HTF Extension for President's Signature

October 2, 2021 | Jeff Davis

October 2, 2021 - At 1:30 p.m. today, the U.S. Senate held a special session lasting less than five minutes,...

Infrastructure Vote Postponed; Shutdown of Highway Trust Fund Commences

October 1, 2021 | Jeff Davis

September 30, 2021 - The first lapse in Highway Trust Fund spending authority since March 2010 will begin at midnight...