Clyburn Bumps Quigley From Ranking Post on Transportation Appropriations January 16, 2025 | Jeff Davis January 16, 2025 - Yesterday, both Republicans and Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee named their subcommittee rosters for the...
New Congress Convenes, Organizes On Schedule January 3, 2025 | Jeff Davis January 3, 2025 - It wasn't easy, but the House elected a Speaker and both chambers organized for the new...
Senate Committees Finalized for Upcoming Congress January 3, 2025 | Jeff Davis January 3, 2025 - Earlier this week, the Senate Democratic Leader named the minority party's committee memberships for the upcoming...
Highway Construction Costs Dropped Slightly in Spring 2024 January 2, 2025 | Jeff Davis January 2, 2025 - On December 26, the Federal Highway Administration released its quarterly update of highway construction costs, showing...
Water, Maritime, Other Transportation Bills Clear End-of-Session Logjam December 23, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 23, 2024 - In addition to the appropriations bill, a few major and several minor bills made it through...
"Plum Book" of Administration Jobs Released December 23, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 23, 2024 - The U.S. Government Publishing Office has (finally) released the quadrennial compendium of all politically appointed jobs...
New GOP Members Named to Senate Committees December 23, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 23, 2024 - The new Senate Republican Leader, John Thune (SD), has named the members for the standing committees...
Trump Names FRA Chief; Senate Confirms 4 Amtrak Board Members December 23, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 23, 2024 - President-elect Trump on December 21 announced that his nominee to run the Federal Railroad Administration will...
Shutdown Averted as Appropriations Extended to March 14 December 23, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 23, 2024 - A government shutdown was averted last Friday night when Congress finally approved another short-term funding extension...
Shutdown Looms This Weekend After Musk, Trump Blow Up CR/Disaster Relief Package December 19, 2024 | Jeff Davis December 19, 2024 - A government shutdown is a possibility this weekend after Elon Musk and President-Elect Trump convinced House...
