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Eugene Mulero

Eugene Mulero

Senior Reporter

Eugene Mulero is a senior reporter at Transport Topics where he reports on Congress, trends in intermodal connectivity and federal elections.


Government

Chao: Administration Still Figuring Out Funding for Infrastructure Plan

The Trump administration has yet to agree on how to fund a portion of a $1 trillion, 10-year infrastructure plan expected to be unveiled this fall, the country’s top transportation officer told House funding leaders on June 15, a week after the White House hosted infrastructure-centric events around the country.

June 15, 2017
Government

Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 13: Chao Meets Appropriators

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao gets to face more infrastructure budget questions this week, this time from House appropriators. Will they ask about the meal-and-rest-break rule? Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

June 13, 2017
Government

Alaska Sends Trump White House Infrastructure Wish List

The Port of Anchorage is among the major infrastructure projects in need of federal assistance that Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) highlighted in a recent memo to the Trump administration.

June 12, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Trump, Chao Make Pitches to Revitalize Infrastructure

With support from Congress, critical freight routes and structurally deficient bridges would be repaired and modernized under the Trump administration’s $1 trillion, 10-year infrastructure funding plan, the president and his lead transportation adviser argued last week.

June 12, 2017
Government

Trump Touts Regulatory Reforms in Infrastructure Plan

The environmental review process for construction projects would be streamlined under a long-term infrastructure proposal President Trump touted at the U.S. Department of Transportation on June 9.

June 9, 2017
Government

Trump's Actual Infrastructure Plan to Be Unveiled Before Autumn, Secretary Chao Says

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would reflect President Donald Trump’s vision for repairing and modernizing the country’s transportation network will likely be unveiled sometime between July and September, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said June 7.

June 7, 2017
GovernmentSafety

Capitol Agenda for the Week of June 6: Trump's Infrastructure Week

While the nation recognized Infrastructure Week in May, President Donald Trump is embarking on his own sprint this week to push his $1 trillion infrastructure plan. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

June 5, 2017
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Senators to Question Chao on Infrastructure, Budget

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is headed to Capitol Hill to field questions from senators critical of the Trump administration’s 10-year infrastructure plan and proposal to reduce funding for transportation programs.

June 5, 2017
Government

House Transport Panel Passes Two Bills to Assist Veterans in Obtaining CDLs

Legislation that would help military personnel obtain commercial driver licenses easily advanced through a House panel in May.

June 5, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Freight, Construction Groups Push Back on Trump’s Efforts to Defund TIGER Grants

Groups representing the highway freight and construction sectors are pressuring members of Congress to continue to fund Obama-era infrastructure grants the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate.

June 5, 2017