Infrastructure
Infrastructure Battle Puts China Chip Bill on Back Burner
A 300mm silicon wafer at a display area in the semiconductor fabrication (fab) plant, operated by Robert Bosch GmbH in Dresden, Germany. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News)
A bipartisan push to make the U.S. more competitive with China and bolster domestic chip production risks falling by the wayside as Congress grapples with a packed year-end agenda in an ever-more-divided Capitol.
October 20, 2021Biden Focuses on Climate, Families in Trimmed $2 Trillion Plan
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (center) and other lawmakers speak with the press Oct. 19. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — Scaling down his Build Back Better plans, President Joe Biden on Oct. 19 described a more limited vision to Democratic lawmakers of a $2 trillion government-overhaul package with at least $500 billion to tackle climate change and money for middle-class priorities — child tax credits, paid family leave, health care and free pre-kindergarten.
October 19, 2021In Reconciliation, Progressives Tout Climate Investments Amid GOP Pushback
Markey speaks during a news conference outside the Capitol Building. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
As Democrats work on a revised multitrillion-dollar budget package, Republican transportation leaders have ramped up their criticism of congressional leaders and the Biden administration.
October 14, 2021Biden White House Proposes NEPA Guidance Updates
From left: Mallory, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Biden at a press conference discussing the regulations. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
A proposal to restore certain environmental review guidelines for infrastructure projects that were modified by the Trump administration was announced by the Biden White House.
October 12, 2021Sen. Tom Carper Calls on US House to Pass Infrastructure Bill
Sen. Tom Carper by Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg News
WASHINGTON — The top transportation policymaker in the U.S. Senate again called for passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure measure awaiting action in the House.
October 7, 2021Transportation Leaders Push Transformative Updates Post-COVID
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio says Congress needs to invest in programs that promote resilience to extreme weather events. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
WASHINGTON — Large-scale investments aimed at modernizing the country’s mobility networks would help address connectivity concerns exposed during the pandemic, congressional transportation leaders argue as Congress negotiates a big-ticket infrastructure package.
October 7, 2021White House Restoring Environmental Reviews Trump Nixed
A grain truck drives past a Keystone pipeline pumping station near Milford, Neb., in January of 2020. Large projects like pipelines and highways will again be subject to environmental review under the White House plan. (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era environmental rollback, President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines. The reviews were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.
October 6, 2021Senior House Democrats Press for FEMA, Water Infrastructure Funds
A resident walks near a fallen tree blocking a street after Hurricane Ida in New Orleans on Sept. 2. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg News)
The frequency of severe weather events is contributing to disruptions across freight corridors and damages to critical infrastructure, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently told Congress.
October 6, 2021A Big Bump in the Road for Roads, Bridges Funding
With the deadline reset to Oct. 31, President Biden will be making the case for his agenda to the public and working on Senate moderates to agree on a topline figure for his human infrastructure package. (Michael Reynolds/EPA via Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden is pledging to continue to promote his domestic agenda stuck in Congress, despite last week's setback that saw the House of Representatives postpone action on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
October 4, 2021Biden Signs Short-Term Highway Extension
Highway construction in Sandy Springs, Ga. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg News)
Funding authority for the country’s highway networks remains active as a result of President Joe Biden signing an extension of a law central to federal surface transportation policies.
October 4, 2021