Rebecca Higgins is Eno’s Vice President of Policy. Rebecca’s prior experience includes an appointment in the Biden-Harris Administration at the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, as well as eight years of work in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee where she led the highways reauthorization work for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. She began her work in transportation as a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Policy.

Originally from a small town outside of Albany, New York, Rebecca has an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University. She resides in Washington DC with her husband and three children.

Eno Transportation Weekly Articles

House Committee Considers Clean Air Act Changes for Vehicle Emissions

Ten bills reviewed in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing this week would make a range of changes to vehicle emission requirements, repealing certain EPA and California authorities and removing state requirements.

Detail on T&I Adopted Amendments

May 22, 2026 - More details on the amendments that T&I voted to adopt in the BUILD America 250 mark-up, including the Railway Safety Act and the Nationally Significant Rail Station Modernization Act.

Research

March 17, 2026|Highway Trust Fund

The Last Exit: Fixing the Highway Trust Fund while Solvency is still Solvable

March 17, 2026 - As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s advance appropriations expire in 2026, Congress faces a critical choice between locking in the efficiency, capacity, and ridership gains enabled by predictable rail funding...