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White House Requests CR Allow New Amtrak Budgeting

August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 31, 2016 - The White House has requested that Congress include an "anomaly" in the fiscal 2017 continuing resolution...

Former Norfolk Southern CEO Moorman to Lead Amtrak

August 24, 2016

August 24, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 24, 2016 - Amtrak announced last week that Charles “Wick” Moorman, the former CEO of Norfolk Southern, will become...

STB Withdraws Delay Calculation Policy, Adopts Arbitration Rules

August 3, 2016

August 3, 2016 | Jeff Davis

August 3, 2016 - In a pair of decisions last week, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) withdrew a controversial policy...

Side-by-Side Comparison of 2016 Republican Platform and Heritage Foundation "Blueprint for Reform"

July 21, 2016

July 21, 2016 | Ann Henebery

2016 Republican Platform Heritage Foundation "Blueprint for Reform" "We propose to remove from the Highway Trust Fund programs that should...

Party Platforms and Possible Governing Agendas

July 21, 2016

July 21, 2016 | Jeff Davis

The 2016 Republican National Convention has adopted its platform, and a draft Democratic platform may have some of its gaps...

House Version of FY17 USDOT Budget Advances

May 20, 2016

May 20, 2016 | Jeff Davis

May 20, 2016 - On May 18, a House subcommittee approved legislation that would allow the U.S. Department of Transportation...

House Appropriators Release Text of FY17 USDOT Spending Bill

May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016 | Jeff Davis

May 17, 2016 - The House Appropriations Committee has released the draft “chairman’s mark” version of the panel’s fiscal year...

Senate Committee To Approve FY17 USDOT Budget

April 19, 2016

April 19, 2016 | Jeff Davis

April 19, 2016 - Earlier today, the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing Appropriations approved a draft bill providing the...

Senate Commerce Hearing Examines Amtrak’s National Network

February 25, 2016

February 25, 2016 | Emily Han

On February 23 the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security subcommittee from the Senate Commerce, Science, and...

Amtrak's FY17 Budget Request Differs From the White House's Plan

February 25, 2016

February 25, 2016 | Jeff Davis

The budget request that Amtrak submits to Congress directly often differs substantially from the request submitted by the White House...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of February 22, 2016

February 18, 2016

February 18, 2016 | Jeff Davis

Tuesday, February 23 - Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation - Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and...

President Obama’s Final Transportation Budget Maintains FAST Act, Avoids Spending Tradeoffs

February 11, 2016

February 11, 2016 | Jeff Davis

February 11, 2016 - President Obama submitted his final budget to Congress this week, covering fiscal year 2017. The budget...