July 19, 2024 – The quadrennial policy platforms of the two major U.S. political party are now on the books, with the Republican Platform having been approved by the national convention earlier this week and the draft Democratic Platform having been almost unanimously approved by the Platform Committee July 16.
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July 12, 2024 – The House version of the fiscal 2025 DOT Appropriations Act indefinitely postpones funding for several New Start mass transit projects.
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July 12, 2024 – On March 26, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which spanned the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed after the Dali, a 984-ft container ship leaving the Port of Baltimore, lost power and struck its southern pier.
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July 9, 2024 – The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hosted a roundtable to hear from industry experts on strategies to reinvigorate the U.S.-flag fleet and shipbuilding industry.
July 11, 2024 – the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation met for a hearing entitled, “Eliminating Bottlenecks: Examining Opportunities to Recruit, Retain, and Engage Aviation Talent.”
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July 12, 2024 – In April 1861, former soldier and clerk, Ulysses S. Grant, organized a recruitment meeting of Illinois militia fighters, beginning a series of events that would lead him directly to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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