Bradbury Nomination for S-2 Passes Committee on Party-Line Vote

February 28, 2025 | Jeff Davis

February 28, 2025 - Yesterday, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved the nomination of Steven G. Bradbury to...

House Passes Blueprint to Enable Tax Bill, but Many Steps Remain

February 28, 2025 | Jeff Davis

February 28, 2025 - The House passed a budget blueprint with one vote to spare this week, but they have...

EPW Committee Tees Up Topics for Reauthorization

February 28, 2025 | Rebecca Higgins

February 28, 2025 - At a hearing this week, the Senate EPW Committee started discussing areas of focus for the...

Senate Commerce Subcommittee Meets to Talk Cargo Theft

February 28, 2025 | Sohail Husain

February 28, 2025 - A Senate hearing this week looked at the growing problem of cargo theft in interstate transportation.

Duffy Announces ATC Hiring Acceleration as Musk Sows Confusion for FAA Telco

February 28, 2025 | Jeff Davis

February 28, 2025 - As Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was announcing a surge in air traffic controller hiring to build...

Many Highway Stakeholder Groups Call for Federal EV Fee

February 28, 2025 | Jeff Davis

February 28, 2025 - Several major transportation stakeholder groups endorsed a federal fee on electric vehicles this week.

CBO Update: Real Federal Infrastructure Spending Still Peaked in 2002

February 28, 2025 | Jeff Davis

February 28, 2025 - Transportation finance nerds, rejoice! The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office updated its presentation, Public Spending on Transportation...

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 3, 2025

February 27, 2025 | Jeff Davis

Trump Moves to Take Over STB, FMC

February 21, 2025 | Jeff Davis

February 20, 2025 - This week, President Trump laid the groundwork for the takeover of the regulatory work of previously...

Intercity Bus Service: An Additional View

February 21, 2025 |

February 21, 2025 - In this guest op-ed, Gregory Cohen argues that the 5311(f) rural intercity bus program is a...

Intercity Bus Service: Reforms Needed for Better Service for Rural America; Value for U.S. Taxpayers

February 21, 2025 | David Bragdon

February 21, 2025 - In this guest op-ed, David Bragdon examines the role of intercity bus service in bridging the...

Jimmy Carter (1977-1981): Transformational Deregulation of America’s Transportation System and More

February 21, 2025 |

February 21, 2025 - President Jimmy Carter’s transportation deregulation reshaped the industry by increasing competition, lowering costs, and making air...