January 29, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 29, 2015) The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing yesterday on freight-rail challenges and issues. It focused on challenges facing the nation’s freight-rail network due to higher...
January 29, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 28, 2015) U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) yesterday introduced a bill that would allocate $1 trillion in federal funds to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, including rail systems. Full story: Progressive...
January 23, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 22, 2015) In response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday in which he called for a bipartisan plan to fix the nation’s infrastructure, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee...
January 5, 2015 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Politico, January 2, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers from both chambers face a to-do list that includes major legislation affecting just about every mode: aviation, passenger and freight rail, highways, bridges, transit and water resources. Full story:...
December 12, 2014 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 11, 2014) NEW YORK — The House and Senate’s effort to keep the federal government operating through the end of fiscal year 2015 was revealed late Tuesday in the form of a trillion-dollar-plus spending bill,...
December 12, 2014 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 11, 2014) NEW YORK — The House and Senate’s effort to keep the federal government operating through the end of fiscal year 2015 was revealed late Tuesday in the form of a trillion-dollar-plus spending bill,...
November 21, 2014 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 20, 2014) The House Republican Conference yesterday selected U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) to again serve as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Full story: Progressive...
November 21, 2014 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 20, 2014) The House Republican Conference yesterday selected U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) to again serve as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Full story: Progressive...
December 11, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: National Public Radio, December 10, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional negotiators announced Tuesday that they’d reached a budget proposal to restore about $65 billion worth of sequestration cuts in exchange for cuts elsewhere and additional fees....
October 2, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation, War on Workers
(Source: Associated Press, October 2, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — First slowed, then stalled by political gridlock, the vast machinery of government clanged into partial shutdown mode on Tuesday and President Barack Obama warned the longer it goes “the more...
