February 12, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure press release, February 8, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold its first hearing of the 113th Congress next week entitled “The Federal Role in America’s...
February 12, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Des Moines Register, February 11, 2013) DES MOINES, Iowa — Upgrading Iowa’s passenger railroad system with more than $100 million in state and federal money will have a big payoff for freight railroads and will bolster Iowa’s economy, rail advocates said...
February 1, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Politico, January 31, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — With little fanfare Thursday, the Senate agreed to suspend the nation’s $16.4 trillion debt ceiling until May 19, postponing the specter of default that threatened the nation as early as February. The vote was...
January 28, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, January 25, 2013) NEW YORK — Reauthorized rail safety legislation the implementation of two new laws on pipeline safety and hazardous materials safety are on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s agenda in 2013, according...
January 24, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: The Hill, January 23, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate will immediately pass a House bill to extend the federal debt limit to May 19 on condition that both chambers pass budget resolutions by mid-April, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...
January 23, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation
(House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure press release, December 20, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, top Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today released the roster of Committee Democrats for the 113th...
January 17, 2013 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, January 16, 2013) NEW YORK — The House of Representatives late Tuesday approved at least $50 billion in relief aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy, including $5.4 billion for “Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Authority Emergency...
January 11, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation, War on Workers
(Source: Salon, January 11, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of Congress don’t know anything about “the issues” and they spend all their time fundraising, according to both a new Huffington Post story and “an easy inference to make after observing Congress for almost...
January 10, 2013 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Post-Tribune, January 9, 2013) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A requirement for railroad crossings to have 1,500 feet of clear view of the tracks may be removed from the state law and placed under the Indiana Department of Transportation’s regulations. The bill...
July 9, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, July 6, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on President Obama signing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill into law...
