Congress · 119th Congress
Earmarks flood spending bills after a year’s hiatus
That measure far outshone the rest, with just under $6 billion in project funding across 3,212 individual projects.
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Policy · 117th Congress
AT&T and Verizon delay 5G deployment near some airports
Airlines successfully delayed a scheduled Jan. 6 deployment in order to give the FAA time to determine how best to proceed.
Congress · 117th Congress
Revised budget bill cuts more than $10 billion in transportation funds
And it eliminates the $6 billion allotted for member priorities, known as earmarks.
Policy · 117th Congress
More air rage incidents spur calls for criminal enforcement
Bidwell, senior vice president of safety for the Airports Council International-North America, said FAA data indicates alcohol was involved in 6 percent of unruly passenger incidents and “we have no way
Policy · 117th Congress
Infrastructure bill may give Buttigieg final say over $105 billion
Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., likened to a one-time supplemental spending bill, would give $6 billion to Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, divvied out at $1.2 billion a year.Â
Policy · 117th Congress
Capitol insurrection forces military’s extremism problem out of the shadows
“Most of these groups are prioritizing military and law enforcement experience — and the numbers from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, where 1 in 5 people charged had military connections, bear that out,
Policy · 117th Congress
More federal action sought on Trump-supporting flight disruptors
and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Rick Larsen, D-Wash., late Monday asked FAA Administrator Steve Dickson to impose the maximum $35,000 fine on disruptive air travelers in the aftermath of the Jan. 6
Policy · 117th Congress
Flights delayed as FAA controllers test positive for COVID-19
Temporary closures Also Monday, the FAA temporarily closed the air traffic control facility in Jacksonville, Fla., from 4:20 p.m. to 6 p.m. for deep cleaning after a worker there tested positive
Policy · 116th Congress
Buttigieg would bring his agenda and Biden’s to Department of Transportation
$1 trillion Just as Biden hopes his infrastructure plan will create jobs, Buttigieg’s own infrastructure plan promised to create 6 million well-paying jobs, clean up the environment and create affordable
Policy · 116th Congress
As payroll support nears an end, airline unions seek renewal
U.S. carriers have idled 37 percent of their fleet and collectively burn an estimated $6 billion worth of cash per month.
Policy · 116th Congress
GAO: Stimulus checks sent to dead people among coronavirus response problems
Corrected 6:30 p.m. | The Government Accountability Office criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on multiple fronts Thursday, including the issuing of more than $1
Policy · 116th Congress
Airlines, government at odds over passenger ‘contact tracing’
At a March 6 hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on Aviation and Space, Joel Szabat, acting undersecretary for policy at the U.S.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pilots demand recommended COVID-19 protocols be required
Some Democrats in the Senate, too, say they agree airlines should do better: Democratic members of the  Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee suggested during a May 6 hearing that
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators fight over last-minute adds to coronavirus aid bill
addition, the Democrats’ bill would offer significant expansions of earned income tax credits for childless adults, and refundable child tax credits up to $2,000, with an extra $1,600 per child under age 6.
Policy · 116th Congress
White House sees $50 billion for airlines, support for Boeing
United Airlines said it would cut its flights by 50 percent in April and May, while American Airlines announced it would cut international flights by 75 percent through May 6.
Policy · 116th Congress
Airlines seek $58 billion in aid for business lost to pandemic
President Donald Trump signed the first coronavirus-related measure, a supplemental appropriations bill on March 6.
Policy · 115th Congress
Authorized Flood Projects Left High and Dry on Funding
On June 6, the House passed a water resources bill, 408-2; last month the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved its version.
Policy · 114th Congress
Pharmaceutical Lobby Shakeup Precedes Drug Price Battle
Washington and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, for example, have pressed for including drug pricing language in the Senate version of the so-called 21st Century Cures biomedical research package (HR 6)