Michael Sargent is a policy analyst for transportation and infrastructure in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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Congress left town this August for an extended recess without passing a budget or any required spending bills, and spending has largely been ignored as… Read More
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released its stopgap measure to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration last week. The measure is a last-minute solution to… Read More
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With the clock ticking fast toward the July 15 expiration date for the Federal Aviation Administration’s authorization, House and Senate negotiators have finally reached a… Read More
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The latest development in Congress’s ambition to achieve “regular order” is the push to reauthorize the water resources development programs last authorized in 2014. But… Read More
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After a troubled start to the year, the D.C. region’s Metrorail system has had to take a drastic step. Following a fire that snarled service for… Read More
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Showering federal money on the latest fashionable project is second nature for some members of Congress. The newest example comes with a program that looks… Read More
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In his first State of the Union address in 2010, President Barack Obama made a promise to prioritize economic recovery. He implored Washington to “try… Read More
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Following a lengthy conference meant to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate highway bills, the conference committee released Tuesday its 5-year, $305-billion transportation bill:… Read More
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On Thursday the Senate sent yet another short term extension of the Highway Trust Fund to the president’s desk (the fourth this year). This latest… Read More
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Today, the House overwhelmingly passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRR) to much fanfare. The six-year, $325-billion bill reauthorizes highway and transit funding… Read More
