Obama Expands on Infrastructure PlansApr 08 2013 President Obama used ASCE’s 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure several weeks ago at the Port of Miami to make a renewed push for increased infrastructure investment. The President has been pushing for a more complete set of infrastructure proposals for years and even included the message in his State of the Union this past… ASCE President Congratulates President Obama on Presidential ElectionNov 07 2012 The following is a statement by Greg E. DiLoreto P.E., P.L.S, D.WRE, the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 140,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. For more information, visit www.asce.org. The American Society of Civil Engineers… Senate Passes Temporary Spending BillSep 26 2012 Early last Sunday, the Senate voted to pass a continuing resolution (CR) that funds the government for the first half of Fiscal Year 2013, which begins October 1. The bill expires March 27, 2013 and will provide $1.047 trillion in discretionary spending, which matches the cap set in the Budget Control Act (BCA) signed in… Check Out Our New “Failure to Act” Economic Report!Sep 17 2012 Last Thursday, ASCE released its latest “Failure to Act” report on the economic impact of underinvestment in America’s infrastructure. In the report, we’ve projected a significant gap between planned investment and spending needs for the nation’s airports, marine ports, and inland waterways. With ports and inland waterways critical to our nation’s global competitiveness, the report… House and Senate Pass Transportation BillJul 02 2012 UPDATE: The House of Representatives passed the transportation conference report by a vote of 373-52 Friday afternoon. The Senate passed the bill 74-19. The House and Senate worked vigorously all week to come to a compromise surface transportation conference report on Wednesday night. The announcement of a deal came over 1,000 days after the last… SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BILL STILL UNCERTAINJun 01 2012 The House this week was initially faced with a vote on a motion to instruct conferees to cut transportation funding levels, only to have that motion withdrawn late Thursday afternoon on a technical issue. The motion from Representative Paul Broun (R-GA) would have tied Highway Trust Fund expenditures to estimated gas tax revenues, essentially cutting… Transportation Conference Committee Kicks Off TalksMay 09 2012 The surface transportation conference committee commenced its first meeting yesterday, with Senate and House conferees taking the opportunity to give opening remarks on what is anticipated to be one of the final hurdles in passing a transportation bill. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), author of MAP-21 (S. 1813) and chair of the conference committee, began the meeting… Congressional Recess Is Here, But A Surface Transportation Compromise Is Not NearApr 03 2012 Congress went home last Friday for a two week recess after punting action on surface transportation another 90 days. Surface transportation programs have been running on a series of extensions for 916 days already, and this 9th extension will continue to add up the count until June 30th. Many in the transportation industry have grown… Congress Adapting to Increasing Communications from ConstituentsOct 07 2011 Congressional offices are receiving more constituent mail than ever, and reallocating staff resources to deal with the increasing volume according to a new report out this week from the Congressional Management Foundation. The report, entitled “How Citizen Advocacy is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill”, is part of CMF’s “Communicating with Congress” series and identifies… Disconnect Between Science and Congress – IllustratedSep 29 2011 Once again, we find an illustration of just how far apart the science and political worlds are – this time an actual illustration! An editorial cartoon in The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper dedicated to reporting on Congress. However, I caution anyone who wants to pursue this line of thinking too far. Einstein’s famous quote… |
