Capitol Hill Events - Week of April 17, 2023 April 12, 2023 | Jeff Davis Tuesday, April 18 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – 2023 Member Day hearing - 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Editorial: Phil Washington and Changing the Rules As We Go March 31, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 31, 2023 - How were Senate Republicans able to defeat Phil Washington's nomination to head the FAA? By changing...
Mass Transit Hangs Off Eroding Fiscal Cliffs March 30, 2023 | Jeff Davis “The beauty and tragedy of heavy rail is that once you’ve dug the hole in the ground and put a...
Phil Washington Withdraws Name from FAA Nomination March 26, 2023 | Jeff Davis On March 24, Phil Washington asked President Biden to withdraw his name from nomination to be Administrator of the Federal...
Budget Would Make $13.5 Billion in Unfunded Promises for New Starts March 24, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 24, 2023 - The President's new budget request proposes to incur an all-time high level of $13.5 billion in...
California High-Speed Rail Project Wants 1/4 of All IIJA Rail Grant Money March 24, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 24, 2023 - This month, the California High Speed Rail Authority said that it needs $8 billion in federal...
Amtrak Asks $582M More in FY24 Than Biden & Buttigieg Want Them to Have March 24, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 24, 2023 - This week, Amtrak asked Congress for $652 million more in subsidy appropriations then even the rail-loving...
One Vote Short, Committee Delays Vote on FAA Nominee March 24, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 24, 2023 - The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee abruptly postponed a vote on the nomination of Phil...
Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 27, 2023 March 24, 2023 | Jeff Davis Tuesday, March 28 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing - subcommittee hearing featuring the DOT and HUD...
FAA Nominee to Get Vote in Committee Next Week March 17, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 17, 2023 - The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation has scheduled a vote on the nomination of Phil Washington...
Budget Request is $6.3 Billion Below IIJA Authorized Level for FY24 March 17, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 17, 2023 - By and large, the Biden Administration's budget request for fiscal year 2024 does not deliver amounts...
Administration Proposes Temporary Transit Operating Subsidies, Other Policy Changes in FY24 Budget March 17, 2023 | Jeff Davis March 17, 2023 - The fiscal 2024 transportation budget request was mostly devoid of new policy proposals, but mass transit...
