March 13, 2024 – Once again, President Biden’s 2025 budget proposes to let $36.8 billion per year in IIJA funding for transportation expire after 2026, and claims $158 billion in deficit reduction over 10 years from ending this funding, which was assumed to continue in the budget “baseline.”
March 7, 2024 – Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) convened a hearing for the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to discuss ongoing investigations and operations of the National Transportation Safety Board, with particular attention given to the recent in-flight Boeing equipment failure on Alaska Airlines flight 1282.
March 8, 2024 – This week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing to examine stakeholder perspectives on these competitive grant programs.
March 8, 2024 – In 1809 two elected officials from New York, William Kirkpatrick and Joshua Forman, met with President Jefferson to obtain his support for the Erie Canal.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TJefferson2.png2501048Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2024-03-08 10:44:332024-12-05 18:05:29Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809): The Canal That Created a Metropolis
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March 8, 2024 – The U.S. Senate on March 7 confirmed the nominations of a complete three-person membership of the National Mediation Board, the special federal agency that arbitrates and mediates disputes under the Railway Labor Act (RLA).