February 11, 2022 – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Max Vekich to be a member of the Federal Maritime Commission from now until June 30, 2026. Once Vekich is sworn into office in a few days, he will bump a holdover Republican commissioner off the FMC and give Democrats a majority on the FMC.
February 10, 2022 – With high gas prices much on the mind of voters, a group of Democratic Senators led by Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) this week introduced a bill to suspend the current 18.4 cents-per-gallon federal excise tax on gasoline from the date of enactment of the bill through December 31, 2022.
Tuesday, February 15 – House Small Business – Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development – subcommittee hearing on IIJA benefits for small businesses (witness list here) – 11:00 a.m., virtual. Tuesday, February 15 – House Ways and Means – Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures – subcommittee hearing on…
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February 3, 2022 – President Biden’s nominee to be his budget director declined to defend the Federal Highway Administration’s controversial new policy guidance document when asked about it on two occasions in her Senate confirmation hearing this week.
February 3, 2022 – A Senate committee this week voted to put several Biden Administration nominees to transportation-related posts back on the Senate calendar (where they were at the end of the last session of Congress). But a lone Senator’s illness served to indicate just how precarious the 50-50 Senate can be.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment – subcommittee hearing on stakeholder proposals for WRDA 2022 (witness list to be posted here) – 11:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Wednesday, February 9, 2022 – House Oversight and Reform – Subcommittee on Government Operations…
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