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President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request paves the way for improvements to the safety and connectivity of the nation’s mobility system, Secretary Pete Buttigieg said April 20.

The transportation funding committee in the House is scheduled to evaluate the White House’s fiscal 2024 budget request during a hearing with Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

House lawmakers intend to pursue funding for freight connectivity projects as part of fiscal 2024 budget negotiations on Capitol Hill.

Capitol Agenda: A hearing in the Senate this week to examine the White House’s fiscal 2024 budget request will feature Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

The spending budget for the federal government’s fiscal 2023 includes an increase in funding for the Department of Transportation that is higher than the level requested by the White House.

Debate on a multibillion-dollar budget bill targeting supply chain connectivity concerns, clean energy initiatives and economic incentives remains front-and-center on Capitol Hill.

The leadership of federal agencies will visit Capitol Hill over the next few weeks to defend their slice of the White House’s far-reaching budget plan.

President Joe Biden’s budget release on March 28 is shaping up as a direct appeal to moderate Democrats, emphasizing deficit reduction and flexibility on social spending as the White House hopes to win support for new legislation before November’s midterm elections.

Senate Democrats are abandoning efforts to pass President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion economic agenda this year, delivering a political blow to the White House, which has failed to rally the fractious party around its signature legislation.

House Democrats released a bipartisan short-term spending bill to keep the government open after midnight Dec. 3 and plan to put it to a House vote later Dec. 2.