With December fast approaching, congressional leaders are rushing to finalize an ambitious to-do list that includes tax reform, funding for the federal government, immigration policy and disaster relief for regions struck by hurricanes. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
November 27, 2017Government, Business
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 27: Congress’ End-of-the-Year Tasks
Government, Business
Senate Tax Bill Retains Private Activity Bonds
A tax reform measure in the Senate would retain an infrastructure financing tool the private sector says helps advance big-ticket projects, while a similar House-passed bill would eliminate it.
November 16, 2017Government, Business, Logistics
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 6: Tax Reform Cometh
The leader of a group representing a large portion of the trucking industry is urging lawmakers to advance a tax reform bill the Republican-led tax-writing House Ways and Means committee will consider for most of this week.
November 6, 2017Government, Business
Video: ATA Chairman Kevin Burch Talks Tax Reform on Fox
About 13 hours after President Donald Trump saluted ATA Chairman and Jet Express President Kevin Burch for his 40-plus years in trucking, Burch appeared on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" morning program Oct. 12, pointing out that the need for small-business tax reform shouldn't be a partisan issue.
October 12, 2017Business
Video Highlights: Trump Meets With Trucking Leaders to Tout Tax Reform
Video highlights from President Donald Trump's Oct. 11, 2017 address to leaders of the trucking industry and others at an Air National Guard hangar outside Harrisburg, Pa.
October 11, 2017Government, Business
Trump Rallies Truckers to Support Overhaul of Tax Code
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — President Donald Trump discussed the various benefits trucking companies will reap from his tax plan before an audience of industry executives at an Air National Guard airplane hangar outside of Harrisburg on Oct. 11.
October 11, 2017Government, Business
Republican Leaders to Unveil Tax Reform Proposals Week of Sept. 25
A key House committee with jurisdiction over tax policy is poised to reveal a plan the week of Sept. 25 aimed at overhauling the U.S. tax code.
September 21, 2017Government, Business, Equipment
Equipment Makers Set Up First ‘Fly-In’ With Washington Policymakers
The rare opportunity of reforming the federal corporate tax code and ensuring long-term funding for freight infrastructure in the coming months prompted the Association of Equipment Manufacturers to recently schedule its own meetings on Capitol Hill and the White House.
September 20, 2017