6-Page Summary of Administration Infrastructure Plan Leaked; Won't Contain Funding Offset January 22, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 22, 2018 - On the morning of January 22, someone leaked an internal 6-page summary of the larger, 60-something-page...
Government Shutdown Enters Third Day As Immigration Deal Proves Elusive January 22, 2018 | Jeff Davis Monday, January 22, 2018 - 10:00 a.m. The shutdown of the federal government has entered its third day as a...
Agencies Prepare for Government Shutdown Ahead of Senate Showdown January 20, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 19, 2018 - Federal agencies are preparing for a possible lapse-of-appropriations government shutdown beginning at midnight tonight, as it...
Senate Commerce Re-Approves OST-R, Amtrak Nominees January 19, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 19, 2018 - This week, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved, for a second time, the nominations...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of January 22, 2018 January 19, 2018 | Jeff Davis (The House of Representatives is not in session this week, so no hearings. And if there is a government shutdown,...
House Leaders Mull a Return to Earmarking January 19, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 19, 2018 - This week, the House Rules Committee held a set of hearings to examine whether or not...
Cost of Fresno-Bakersfield Bullet Train Rises Another $2.8 Billion January 19, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 18, 2018 - The estimated cost of the initial Fresno to Bakersfield segment of the California high-speed rail system...
8 Ways to Improve the Earmarking Process January 19, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 19, 2018 - If Congress decides to bring back the practice of earmarking, there are certain additional reforms that...
CR Extension Through Feb. 16 Introduced in House January 17, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 16, 2018 - 10:07 p.m. Earlier this evening, House leaders unveiled the latest legislative attempt to keep the federal...
4-Week CR Likely As Budget Talks Continue January 13, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 12, 2018 - With Congress staring down a fiscal year 2018 appropriations expiration date of January 19, yet another...
White House Infrastructure Bill: Maybe the Week of Jan. 22, Maybe the Week After. January 12, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 12, 2018 - White House staffers began briefing Capitol Hill on the forthcoming infrastructure plan this week, but hopes...
2017 TIFIA Loan Totals Top $4 Billion January 12, 2018 | Jeff Davis January 12, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Transportation closed two more TIFIA loans in December, bringing the total loan...
