Obama Budget Would Boost Transport
New infrastructure projects would be funded through a significant new tax on oil companies, according to President Obama’s fiscal 2017 budget request.
February 15, 2016Collins Blasts DOT Fiscal 2016 Budget Plan As ‘Unrealistic’ for Fixing Highway Fund
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s fiscal 2016 budget plan falls short of resolving the country’s long-term transportation funding crisis, Sen. Susan Collins told Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at an appropriations committee hearing.
April 27, 2015Republicans, Foxx Clash on Transportation Budget
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx’s fiscal 2016 budget pitch to House Republican funding leaders fell flat after several key lawmakers said they would not support the proposal.
March 2, 2015Obama Seeks $94.7 Billion for DOT, Proposes Safety Oversight Office
Safety and technology underpin the six-year surface transportation plan in President Obama’s $4 trillion fiscal 2016 budget.
February 9, 2015Obama Budget Proposes 6-year, $18 Billion Freight Plan, Truck Safety Improvements
The Obama administration’s fiscal 2016 budget unveiled Feb. 2 includes $18 billion for a six-year freight program designed to reduce roadway congestion, which the trucking industry says would improve efficiency.
February 2, 2015Obama’s Budget Request Includes Freight Grant Program, Foxx Says
WASHINGTON — President Obama's upcoming budget request for the Department of Transportation will include parts of the four-year, $302 billion transportation plan the administration unveiled last year, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told lawmakers.
January 30, 2015Obama Devotes $73.61 Billion to Surface Transport in Budget
President Obama’s fiscal 2015 budget proposal includes $73.61 billion for surface transportation, a 1.8% increase over this year’s level, as part of an overall $302.3 billion transportation plan in the next four years.
March 10, 2014Obama Unveils Transport Plan
WASHINGTON — President Obama said he will send a $302 billion, four-year transportation spending plan to Congress as part of his fiscal 2015 budget, telling a Minnesota audience that infrastructure work will provide jobs now and enable economic growth later.
March 3, 2014House, Senate Agree on Budget Maintaining Current Highway Spending Levels
House and Senate budget negotiators have agreed on a budget deal that maintains current highway spending levels through Fiscal Year 2014.
December 11, 2013Budget Would Cut Funding for Emissions Reductions
President Obama has proposed dramatic cuts in the federal funding that helps truckers buy equipment to reduce diesel emissions, but called for significant increases for research into new vehicle technologies.
April 22, 2013