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Senate Confirms Sullenberger to ICAO, Tees Up NMB Vote Next Week

December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021 | Jeff Davis

December 3, 2021 - The U.S. Senate on December 2 confirmed former airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger to be the...

Senate Panel Approves DOT, FMC Nominees, but Sen. Scott Puts Hold on All DOT Noms

November 19, 2021

November 19, 2021 | Jeff Davis

On November 17, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved two more Presidential nominees for transportation positions – Chris...

Buttigieg’s star rises as $1T Biden agenda shifts toward him

November 14, 2021

November 14, 2021 | Jeff Davis

“Armed with that much money and significant latitude in how to spend it, Buttigieg is poised to be the most...

Analysis: U.S. infrastructure bill makes power broker of transportation chief Buttigieg

November 11, 2021

November 11, 2021 | Jeff Davis

"We've never had a (transportation) secretary who's had that much authority before," said Jeff Davis, an analyst at the Eno...

House Passes Bill Naming USDOT Headquarters Building After Norm Mineta

November 5, 2021

November 5, 2021 | Jeff Davis

November 5, 2021 - On November 4, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 4679) naming the U.S. Department...

White House Names 3 More DOT Nominees; 4 Others Approved in Committee

October 21, 2021

October 21, 2021 | Jeff Davis

October 21, 2021 - This week, President Biden transmitted three more U.S. Department of Transportation nominees to the Senate, while...

Senate Commerce Questions 4 Biden USDOT Nominees

September 24, 2021

September 24, 2021 | Jeff Davis

September 24, 2021 - The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a confirmation hearing on four pending U.S. Department...

House Spending Panel OKs $109B FY22 DOT Budget

July 16, 2021

July 16, 2021 | Jeff Davis

July 16, 2021 - Earlier this afternoon, the House Appropriations Committee, by a party-line vote of 33 to 24, approved...

Monje Confirmed at USDOT; White House Makes FMC Nomination

June 25, 2021

June 25, 2021 | Jeff Davis

June 25, 2021 - Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Carlos Monje, Jr. to be the number...

Fernandez Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing. (Again.)

May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021 | Jeff Davis

May 14, 2021 - Nuria Fernandez appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on May 11 to testify at her confirmation...

Definition of "Equity" Elusive at Senate Hearing

May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021 | Katie Donahue

May 14, 2021 - A Senate hearing this week demonstrated how the word "equity" means different things to different Senators...

Four More Transportation Nominees Announced by White House

April 23, 2021

April 23, 2021 | Jeff Davis

April 23, 2021 - The White House yesterday announced President Biden's intent to nominate four more individuals to senior positions...