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Tag: Senate Appropriations Committee
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Ore. receives $37 million in USDOT Emergency Relief grant funds
Oregon will receive $37 million in grants through the U.S. Department of Transportationâs Emergency Relief program as reimbursement for repairs it made to infrastructure on public lands damaged by the severe winter weather and acts of nature, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee with [âŚ]
April 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY2017 THUD bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill that includes $16.9 billion in discretionary spending for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The annual bill, which was approved 30-0, provides the discretionary spending amounts and authorizes funding for the Highway Trust Fund, [âŚ]
April 25, 2016
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USDOT Undersecretary steps down to take over Seattleâs Sound Transit
U.S. Department of Transportation Undersecretary Peter Rogoff is leaving the federal agency to head up Seattleâs Sound Transit. Rogoff has held the USDOTâs third highest position since 2014 when he was confirmed by the Senate after being nominated for the promotion by Secretary Anthony Foxx. Rogoff previously ran the Federal Transit Administration from 2009 until 2014. Rogoff spent 22 years [âŚ]
November 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
THUD bill heads to full Senate for final vote; Senate committees talk highway funding
Highway funding is a hot topic in the Senate this week as the Appropriations Committee moves the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill to the full Senate floor, the Commerce Committee evaluates the Houseâs plan to use U.S. Postal Service savings for transportation revenue and the Finance Committee seeks funding for highway and [âŚ]
June 5, 2014
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Senate Appropriations panel approves $54.4 billion THUD bill; Legislation moves to full committee for markup
The Senate Appropriations Committeeâs Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee approved its Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill on Tuesday, Politico reports. The bill provides $54.4 billion in discretionary funds for fiscal year 2015 and includes federal grants for highway and transit programs. âThis bipartisan bill was written with input [âŚ]
June 4, 2014
Roadbuilding
Just Donât Use That Filthy âTâ Word
Ten years ago, the brightest guy in the room couldnât solve the problem of aging roads and bridges without raising taxes and the only thing that has changed since then is that thousands of bridges and tens of thousands of highways bases are 10 years older.
July 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate Appropriations Committee approves $54 billion DOT, HUD budget
The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations announced today that it approved a $54 billion Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill. The committee approved the bill by a vote of 22-8. Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) said in her opening statement investment in American infrastructure is important to growing the economy. Mikulski also noted the significance of [âŚ]
June 27, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss I-5 bridge collapse
The Senate Committee on Appropriations during a hearing on Thursday will discuss the Interstate 5 bridge collapse that occurred in Washington State last month, according to AASHTO Journal. The hearing, âCrumbling Infrastructure: Examining the Challenges of our Outdated and Overburdened Highways and Bridges,â will look at the bridge collapse in the context of the overall [âŚ]
June 10, 2013
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