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Federal, state, and local governments all play a significant role in funding $300 billion in annual transportation spending. The federal government supplies important capital funding for highways, transit systems, airports, waterways, and ports while also operating the nation’s air traffic control system. State and local governments have an equally important task to invest in and operate their transportation networks and rely on a broad range of revenue sources, from general revenues and debt, to fuel taxes, fees, and tolls.

Federal Borrowing for Infrastructure Funding – How Could It Be Done?

January 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021 | Jeff Davis
January 8, 2021 - “With real interest rates at zero or below, shouldn’t the federal government just borrow the money...
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With Unified Democratic Control, Can “Budget Reconciliation” Be Used for Infrastructure?

January 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021 | Jeff Davis
January 8, 2021 - There are several specific hurdles to using budget reconciliation as a vehicle for an infrastructure bill.
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Transit Aid from COVID Bill Would Focus on 138 Urban Areas With Most Needs

December 23, 2020
Dec 23, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 23, 2020 - A new analysis from the Federal Transit Administration, this means that only 138 of the over...
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Congress Wraps Up Fiscal Issues for the Year

December 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 22, 2020 - In a span of about nine hours yesterday, both chambers of Congress debated and passed, almost...
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Last COVID Bill of 2020 Gives An Additional $45 Billion to Transportation

December 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 22, 2020 - The final major legislation to be passed by Congress in 2020 contained another $0.9 trillion in...
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TSA, Coast Guard Get Increases in Final FY21 Appropriations Package

December 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 22, 2020 - Division F of the omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal 2021 provides year-long funding for the Department...
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Final Omnibus Spending-COVID-Tax Legislation Released

December 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 21, 2020 - The year-end appropriations, tax extender, and everything-but-the-kitchen-sink bill for the year has finally been made public...
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Final FY21 Appropriations Bill Gives $88 Billion to USDOT

December 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 22, 2020 - Division L of the massive 5,600-page year-end funding bill is the regular Transportation-HUD appropriations bill for...
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New Census Data Shows State/Local Revenue Loss from COVID Uneven and Less than Anticipated

December 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 21, 2020 - New data from the Census Bureau released last week shows that the aggregate state and local...
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How Could USDOT Organize Around Climate Under Biden?

December 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 16, 2020 - How could the Biden Administration and Secretary Buttigieg structure the Department of Transportation so that climate...
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Text of Bipartisan COVID Relief Bill Finally Introduced

December 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 14, 2020 - A bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill with $45 billion in additional transportation-specific aid was released today on...
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One More Week to Go on Omnibus, COVID Negotiations

December 11, 2020
Dec 11, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 11, 2020 - A possible government shutdown starting tonight was averted this afternoon when the Senate agreed to a...
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