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...
June 15, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 14, 2012) Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, other senators and representatives of the transportation and construction industries held a rally outside...
May 10, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 9, 2012) Failure to produce long-term legislation that would fund the nation’s surface transportation programs is “not an option,” Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said yesterday in her opening statement at the congressional Surface...
May 8, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: The Hill, May 7, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The committee of lawmakers appointed to negotiate a new federal highway bill will meet for the first time Tuesday, beginning their talks amid low expectations for a deal in a charged election-year environment. Many...
May 1, 2012 | Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 30, 2012) House and Senate leaders have appointed their members to a surface transportation funding bill conference committee, which will hold its first meeting on May 8. Full story: Progressive Railroading
