Biden visits key city in swing state as Trump rails against him at courthouse
President Joe Biden arrives at the Wilmington Convention Center in North Carolina to speak about clean water projects on Thursday.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
Can a populist Missouri Democrat win back rural and working-class voters?
He rails against big-box stores that have gutted local economies and investors who have jacked up housing prices, and he promises to ban foreign ownership of American agricultural land to counter
Congress · 117th Congress
He got Congress to care about antitrust again. Now time is running out, says David Cicilline
But Cicilline and his supporters point to the rise of the consumer welfare standard in antitrust law as where things went off the rails for the U.S. economy.
Policy · 117th Congress
Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak
Amtrak says that estimate would effectively “gold-plate” freight tracks in order to give Amtrak access to rails it has a right to.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Mayor Pete’ looks inside a political marriage
“We are excited with an exclamation point,” the avowed policy wonk said, eager to discuss roads, rails and pipelines, oh my!
White House · 117th Congress
Eye on infrastructure: White House looks past GOP’s Cheney purge
consequences of rolling back tax cuts on upper-income taxpayers and businesses to pay for Biden’s sweeping infrastructure plan — spending that, as envisioned by the White House, would go well beyond roads, rails
White House · 117th Congress
Biden and Harris hit the road after joint session address to sell agenda
The Biden administration’s road show will feature events aimed at selling both a $2 trillion-plus infrastructure package that would invest in everything from roads, rails and bridges to broadband
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden’s infrastructure plan seen as aiding ‘initial link’ in farm supply chain
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2021 report card gives U.S. roads, bridges, rails, waterways, public parks and other infrastructure an overall grade of C-.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden will support Amtrak; can he convince GOP?
How his years riding the rails put him on a first-name basis with Amtrak staff. How he announced his first presidential bid at the train station in Wilmington in 1987.
Congress · 116th Congress
Crawford plays legislative whack-a-mole with China-made buses, railcars
“Because of his military background, because of his ranking membership of the rails subcommittee, because Arkansas is a big state for rail manufacturing, he just sort of hits all the different buckets
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Who is Thomas Massie, the House member Trump wants thrown out of the GOP?
“He also rails against the swamp, rails against lobbyists, and then sends emails to lobbyists to attend his fundraisers, which arrive in our in-boxes quarterly.”
Policy · 116th Congress
White House pushes ban on Chinese-made buses, rail cars
“The CRRC moved into Australia in 2008 and within a decade the four domestic suppliers of freight and transit rails are gone.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Infrastructure talks run off the road by latest Trump, Dem fracas
Both parties knew that the meeting had the potential to go off the rails.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi, Schumer head to the White House for infrastructure talks
, a widely cited source of analysis of the state of the country’s infrastructure, estimated in 2015 that the U.S. needs about $4.6 trillion by 2025 to repair and maintain the nation’s roads, bridges, rails
Politics · 115th Congress
Jeff Denham Claims He’ll Be Transportation Chair — But What About Sam Graves?
“While there are a lot of important issues that come through that committee from highway to rails to airports, our oceans, our Army Corps … it also builds water storage,” he said in his remarks.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Young Americans Need to Be Prepared to Lead Next Infrastructure Revolution
We must start robustly investing in our aging bridges, roads, rails, ports, airports, electric grid, water pipes, broadband network and more.
Politics · 115th Congress
Amtrak Safety — or Danger — Needs a Hearing, Cantwell Says
“The alarming rate of incidents on our rails is cause for tremendous concern,” she wrote.