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Eugene Mulero

Eugene Mulero

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


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Infrastructure Plan, FASTLANE Grants to Be Announced Soon, Chao Says

WASHINGTON 鈥 Details of a long-term infrastructure plan and the recipients of additional funding for freight projects will be announced soon, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told a Senate panel May 17.

May 22, 2017
Business

176 House Members Urge Tax Committee to Fix Highway Trust Fund

WASHINGTON 鈥 Lobbying on behalf of infrastructure funding proponents on May 18 appears to have paid off as 70 additional members of the U.S. House have signed a letter urging the tax policy committee to ensure the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.

May 19, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

Infrastructure Stakeholders Press Congress, Administration for Funding Boost

WASHINGTON 鈥 Representatives from the construction sector are on Capitol Hill on May 18 to urge federal lawmakers to ensure the long-term solvency of a highway account.

May 18, 2017
GovernmentBusiness

House Transportation Panel Will Take Up Infrastructure Bill This Year, Chairman Says

WASHINGTON 鈥 A long-term infrastructure funding bill will be considered by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the panel鈥檚 chairman told Transport Topics on May 17.

May 17, 2017
Government

White House Not Ruling Out Fuel-Tax Increase for Infrastructure, Secretary of Transportation Says

WASHINGTON 鈥 Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said the administration is considering a variety of options to fund the country's infrastructure, including approving higher federal fuel taxes.

May 17, 2017
Government

FASTLANE Freight Grants to Be Announced Shortly, Secretary Chao Says

WASHINGTON听鈥 The recipients of federal grants designed to assist states to pay for large-scale freight projects will be announced soon, the country鈥檚 top transportation officer told a Senate panel听 May 17.

May 17, 2017
Government

Senate Confirms Jeffrey Rosen for Deputy Secretary Post at DOT

Amid pushback from Democrats critical of the Trump White House鈥檚 proposal to cut transit projects, the Senate on May 16 confirmed Jeffrey Rosen to be deputy Secretary of Transportation.

May 16, 2017
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Sen. James Inhofe: Every Funding Option for an Infrastructure Plan 鈥極n the Table鈥

WASHINGTON 鈥 A funding proposal for the country鈥檚 infrastructure system would likely entail myriad options, such as public-private partnerships and raising taxes on fuel, the former chairman of the Senate transportation committee told reporters May 16.

May 16, 2017
BusinessGovernment

Congestion Costs Trucking Industry $63.4 Billion, ATRI Report Says

Bumper-to-bumper traffic along the country鈥檚 highways resulted in operational costs to the trucking industry of more than $63.4 billion in 2015, a new report by the American Transportation Research Institute found.

May 16, 2017
BusinessTechnologyGovernment

Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 15: Infrastructure Week Is Here

Video: Marcia Hale, president of Building America's Future, sets the stage for Infrastructure Week with TT's Eugene Mulero.听Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

May 15, 2017