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Capito eyes highway extension through Dec. 11 in spending stopgap (opens the original)
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Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito said Wednesday she aims to attach a surface transportation extension to a stopgap government spending bill. Congress faces two prominent Sept. 30 deadlines: to reauthorize expiring highway and transit programs and to fund the federal government. Capito (R-W.Va.), who is also a senior appropriator, said earlier this week that EPW has been working to draft a surface extension. Asked by POLITICO in an interview Wednesday how long it wou
Capito throws cold water on adding rail safety language to any highway bill extension (opens the original)
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Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday she’s leaning toward not attaching a contentious rail safety measure to any surface transportation extension. The West Virginia Republican also poured cold water on the idea of nixing the Highway Trust Fund’s mass transit account. Both are priorities of the Trump administration as outlined in a request sent to Congress on Wednesday. In a letter to key Senate panels, including EPW, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urg
Graves: Highway bill won’t reach floor until after August recess (opens the original)
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The full House won’t consider the surface reauthorization bill in July, kicking a floor vote on the legislation until after Congress’ August break, House Transportation Chair Sam Graves said Wednesday. “We’ll have to get through recess. We’re not gonna be able to do it until September,” Graves (R-Mo.) told POLITICO in an interview. Capitol Hill faces a Sept. 30 deadline to re-up lapsing surface authorities. Graves earlier this week said an extension will “probably” be needed. Graves spoke Wednes
Senate panel sets confirmation hearing for TSA nominee (opens the original)
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The Senate Commerce Committee announced Thursday that it will hold a confirmation hearing next week for President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Security Administration. David Cummins is set to testify July 16. He is a former executive at Serco, a government services contractor. He spoke last month at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee but was one among several nominees who appeared before the panel. He received only a fe
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