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Week of March 18, 2019

Aviation, Federal Governance
Mar 22, 2019 | Jeff Davis

Trump to Nominate Former Delta VP to Head FAA

March 21, 2019 - President Trump on March 19 made the long-awaited announcement that he will nominate Stephen Dickson, a longtime pilot and executive with Delta Air Lines, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation...

Airports, Appropriations, Bridges, Buses, Federal Budget, Federal...
Mar 20, 2019 | Jeff Davis

The FY20 Budget: USDOT Competitive Grant Programs

March 20, 2019 - What a difference a year makes. In 2019, the Trump Administration requested zero new funding for discretionary grant programs. In 2020, they are requesting $4 billion.

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Appropriations, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

Senate GOP Budget Assumes Highway User Tax Increase

Mar 22, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 22, 2019 - Senate Budget Committee chairman Mike Enzi today introduced a 2020 budget plan that assumes that Congress...
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Amtrak, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Railroads

Amtrak Requests $141 Million Cut in Its Own Budget

Mar 21, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 21, 2019 - Amtrak sent its fiscal 2020 budget request to Congress yesterday and asked for $141 million less...
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FASTLANE, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Highways

The FY20 Budget: Highway Trust Fund Assumptions

Mar 19, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 19, 2019 - The details of the President's budget proposal for fiscal 2020 make it clear that, if the...
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Aircraft, Airports, Amtrak, Appropriations, Aviation Safety, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Ports, Public transit, Railroads, Unmanned Aerial Systems

The FY20 Budget: Transportation Security

Mar 22, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 20, 2019 - The President's fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security includes proposals for...
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Aircraft, Airlines, Aviation Safety, Aviation Workforce, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Space, Unmanned Aerial Systems

House Hearing Looks At the Long-Term Future of Aviation

Mar 22, 2019 | Alice Grossman
March 21, 2019 - On Tuesday, March 12 the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on...
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Aviation Safety, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Fuel tax, Highway Trust Fund, Homeland security, Railroads

The FY20 Budget: Transportation Tax and Fee Assumptions

Mar 19, 2019 | Jeff Davis
March 19, 2019 - In the full fiscal year 2020 federal budget request released this week, the assumptions for the...
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Airports, Federal Budget, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime, Ports

Capitol Hill Events - Week of March 25, 2019

Mar 21, 2019 | Jeff Davis
Tuesday, March 26 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Aviation – subcommittee hearing on investment in airports (witness...

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