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“I'm still optimistic we will add a polluter fee to the Build Back Better legislation here in the Senate," said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.

Democrats push climate proposals amid internal fights

By Joseph Morton
Posted December 2, 2021 at 7:00am
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are hoping to attach their draft bill, which would establish a national database aimed at streamlining the U.S. supply chain, to the National Defense Authorization Act.

Bill would create database to address supply chain crisis

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted December 1, 2021 at 11:46am
The Biden administration says it hopes to lower pump prices by selling 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Petroleum reserve sale seen having small impact on gas prices

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted November 23, 2021 at 1:48pm, Updated at 4:57pm
Shipping containers sit stacked in California last month.

Supply chain logjam: Where logistics and politics collide

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted November 16, 2021 at 1:52pm
A granite curb being prepared for installation on Capitol Hill in August.

Engineering firms told to repay ‘forgivable’ pandemic loans

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted September 15, 2021 at 7:00am
"Our major hurdle is how to make it operate properly," said Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.

In reconciliation, Democrats eye border tax for carbon

By Joseph Morton and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted July 15, 2021 at 8:16am
Chair Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., and ranking member Sam Graves, R-Mo., conducting a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing earlier this year.

House panel advances $547 billion surface transportation bill

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted June 10, 2021 at 7:59am
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito did not get the Senate Environment and Public Works gavel, but she has been in the spotlight.

Capito, ‘a doer,’ embraces deal-maker role on infrastructure

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 26, 2021 at 5:30am
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Thomas R. Carper wants to bring a highway bill before his committee on May 26.

Carper sets ‘aggressive’ timeline for marking up Senate highway bill

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted May 19, 2021 at 6:29pm
President Joe Biden talks to the media after driving the new electric Ford F-150 Lightning in Dearborn, Mich.

‘There’s no turning back’: Biden gets behind the wheel to promote electric cars

By Joseph Morton
Posted May 18, 2021 at 5:12pm