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You are here: Home1 / Issue: Week of February 25, 2019

Week of February 25, 2019

Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance
Mar 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis

Is Congress Running Out of Time to Bring Back Earmarks? (For FY20, At Least)

March 1, 2019 - The decision of whether or not to revive the earmarking process has to be made by party leaders, who have been slow to address the issue this year. And with the...

Electric Vehicles, Environment, FASTLANE, Federal Governance, High-Speed...
Mar 1, 2019 | Brianne Eby, Hayley Burton

Infrastructure and Climate Change - Balancing Government Dollars vs Market-Based Solutions

March 1, 2019 - A House hearing on infrastructure and climate change this week explored the need for federal funding of resilient infrastructure as well as finding the right blend of market-based incentives.

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Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highways, Streets

The Gas Tax At 100: Oregon Enacts America's First-Ever Motor Fuel Tax, February 25, 1919

February 25, 2019
Feb 25, 2019 | Jeff Davis
February 25, 2019 - 100 years ago today, the first tax on gasoline as a motor fuel in U.S. history...
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Cybersecurity, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Pipelines, Public transit, Rail

Homeland Panel Examines Cyber Threats to Surface Transportation

March 1, 2019
Mar 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 1, 2019 - On February 26, the House Homeland Security Committee held a joint hearing to look at ways...
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Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

CBO Estimates New FY20-21 Spending Cap Levels

March 1, 2019
Mar 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 1, 2019 - This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its estimates of what the Budget Control Act...
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Appropriations, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

$13.5 Billion Disaster Relief Appropriations Bill Introduced by Senate Republicans

March 1, 2019
Mar 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 1, 2019 - This week, a group of Senate Republicans from the South led by Sen. David Perdue (R-GA)...
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Electric Vehicles, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Railroads

Grassley, Wyden Push Railroad, Alternative Fuel Tax Break Extensions

March 1, 2019
Mar 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 1, 2019 - Yesterday, the chairman and ranking Democrat of the Senate Finance Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron...
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High-Speed Rail

Population Density and High-Speed Rail

March 1, 2019
Mar 1, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 1, 2019 - Why does the U.S. lack high-speed rail in comparison to Europe and Japan? The main answer...
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Environment, Federal Governance, Highways, Maritime, Project Delivery, Public transit

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 4, 2019

February 28, 2019
Feb 28, 2019 | Jeff Davis
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on...

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