March 17, 2023 – When we ask, “what does the federal government spend on transportation,” the answer isn’t always just about the Department of Transportation. The federal budget also breaks down spending across agencies into 17 “functional categories” based on the function of government that each individual budget account is primarily serving.
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Wednesday, March 22 – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation – full committee business meeting to consider five bills and the nomination of Phil Washington to be FAA Administrator (full agenda here) – 10:00 a.m., SR-253 Russell. Wednesday, March 22 – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation – full committee hearing on…
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March 10, 2023 – On Thursday, March 9, the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics under the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee met to discuss the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) research and development programs and future plans.
March 10, 2023 – The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on March 9 on the recent derailment of railcars carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio.
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March 10, 2023 – On March 8, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing in Washington, D.C. to discuss pipeline safety. In the aftermath of last month’s freight train derailment in East Palestine, the subcommittee members and the pipeline experts who testified all agreed that there was no pipeline-related issue more important than safety.
March 10, 2023 – The General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation wrote to Congress yesterday to argue that a 65-year-old law does not prohibit Phil Washington, a military veteran, from filling the “civilian” role of Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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March 10, 2023 – In broad strokes, the White House’s fiscal 2024 budget request for the U.S. Department of Transportation is pretty simple, but a bipartisan Congress is poised to reject most of it.
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March 10, 2023 – Under the Biden Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal 2024, this will be the year when all of the pre-Biden mass transit Capital Investment Grant projects get paid off and the next generation of quasi-obligations incurred.