October 29, 2021 – In the Byzantine budget reconciliation process, one of the big prohibitions is that each committee’s contribution to the bill has to be deficit-neutral after the scorekeeping period covered by the bill (in this case, ten years). For the Ways and Means Committee, this is less of a problem, since they are raising taxes to cover not only their own spending, but most (if not all) of the other spending in the bill, and can run those taxes as long as they need to.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/iStock-495755592.jpg13632200Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-10-22 17:48:212023-04-14 11:19:44Converging Deadlines Make Next Week Make-or-Break for Biden Infrastructure, Spending Bills
October 22, 2021 – This week, Eno hosted a four-day symposium on transit costs and project delivery. Through this virtual event, Eno sought to create a forum to share findings from our transit cost and delivery report and exchange best practices in project delivery among transportation professionals, policymakers, and researchers.
October 22, 2021 – Four months after creating a White House Task Force on Supply Chain Disruptions, and six weeks after appointing former Deputy U.S. Transportation Secretary (and glutton for punishment) John Porcari to be the President’s Port Envoy, the White House last week began rolling out initiatives to address the supply chain disruptions and cargo container port backlogs that have become ever more visible.
October 22, 2021 – Congress is poised to pass the largest infrastructure spending bill in decades, presenting the opportunity to transform America’s aging transportation system, addressing our daunting mobility problems while meeting climate change challenges. To make timely use of this opportunity, we need a new approach to evaluate and mitigate climate change impacts of transportation projects.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/car-emissions-pollution-exhuast-pipes-traffic-environment.jpg16672500Madeline Gormanhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngMadeline Gorman2021-10-22 14:22:092023-04-14 11:19:29Guest Op-Ed: NEPA is Not the Right Vehicle to Address Climate Change
October 22, 2021 – Yesterday, the House Aviation Subcommittee got an update from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration on the status of the FAA’s implementation of the last two aviation safety laws.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/construction-site-2086521_1280.jpg8131280Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-10-22 01:10:082023-04-14 11:19:34Senate Passes Bill Freeing Up $123 Billion in COVID Aid for Infrastructure
October 21, 2021 – This week, President Biden transmitted three more U.S. Department of Transportation nominees to the Senate, while the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved four pending nominees and questioned a fifth.
Tuesday, October 26 – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions – business meeting to consider nominations including the Fauth and Puchala nominations to the National Mediation Board – 10:00 a.m., SH-216. Tuesday, October 26 – House Homeland Security – Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation – subcommittee hearing on…
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/iStock-181396727-1-e1480695773357.jpg500750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-10-21 13:16:362023-04-14 11:19:32Capitol Hill Events – Week of October 25, 2021
