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Government, Business, Technology

Federal Transportation Policymakers to Visit N.Y.-N.J. 鈥楪ateway鈥

An area along the Hudson River in New York and New Jersey will be the site of a field trip federal policymakers have scheduled for the week of April 29 to raise the profile of a tunnel project known colloquially as 鈥淕ateway.鈥

April 26, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Border Funding Complicates Freight Policy as Congress Tries to Avoid Shutdown

A year-end funding bill that is likely to include provisions related to electronic logging devices and autonomous cars is almost finalized. Yet, disputes surrounding security along the border with Mexico as well as tensions over an investigation into the 2016 presidential election are complicating spending talks.

November 29, 2018
Government, Business, Autonomous

Senate Leader McConnell Looks to Avoid Government Shutdown Before Dec. 7 Deadline

Senate Republicans will look to avoid a partial shutdown of the federal government, the leader of the chamber told reporters on Nov. 14.

November 15, 2018
Government, Business

Sam Graves, Jeff Denham Pursue House Transportation Panel鈥檚 Gavel in 2019

WASHINGTON 鈥 Should Republicans retain control of the House after the midterm elections, they鈥檒l have a choice between Sam Graves and Jeff Denham 鈥 two men with differing styles 鈥 to lead the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

October 5, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

House Democratic Transportation Leader Blasts Trump鈥檚 Executive Order

President Donald Trump is consistently falling short on his promise to modernize the country鈥檚 intricate infrastructure network, said the top Democrat on the House transportation panel.

August 16, 2017
Government, Safety

Tax Reform to Overshadow Infrastructure Legislation This Year, Thune Says

WASHINGTON 鈥 The infrastructure legislative agenda that President Donald Trump promised to advance during the first months of his presidency likely will be delayed until next year, a top Republican in the Senate said Aug. 2.

August 2, 2017
Government

Rep. John Duncan Won鈥檛 Seek Re-election in 2018

After 15 full terms, Rep. John Duncan (R-Tenn.) is calling it a wrap in a statement he made to the Knoxville News Sentinel. Duncan is vice chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and a member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

August 1, 2017
Government

FMCSA to Host Meeting on CSA Corrective Plan in September, Sources Say

A public meeting on a congressionally mandated plan federal trucking regulators must complete this year about a safety performance scoring program will be held in September, officials with insight into the matter told Transport Topics.

July 26, 2017
Government

Repatriation to Fund Infrastructure 鈥楬as Some Potential鈥

Repatriating overseas profits as a way to fund big-ticket infrastructure projects around the country is a proposal Republican leaders may consider this year, a senior Democratic senator told reporters July 13.

July 13, 2017