August 8, 2025 The Senate easily confirmed the nomination of veteran congressional staffer Adam Telle to serve as the 14th assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works. Submitted by… Read More
Congress
A transition from one presidential administration to another typically sees a mad scramble. The president announces last-minute pardons, federal agencies issue last-minute regulations, and lately, Congress has shown a tendency to pass last-minute spending bills called continuing resolutions. Read More
The announcement of the finalized and reconciled Water Resources Development Act moving out of committee and the subsequent approval of the full House of Representatives on December 10 was… Read More
We write often about America’s unparalleled system of rivers and inland waterways and how they connect farmers, exporters and manufacturers with markets overseas. When they are operating smoothly, even though… Read More
A bill recently introduced in Congress to strengthen the U.S. Navy’s shipyard support and bolster its ability to keep pace with China’s blistering progress in shipbuilding has a few… Read More
Seldom has a single date loomed with more menace to commerce than September 30. By chance or coincidence, it contains a triple deadline. That’s the deadline for… Read More
The Supreme Court’s overturning of the so-called Chevron deference doctrine in its June 28 Loper Bright decision may be one of the more consequential decisions of the Roberts court, with… Read More
Washington, D.C. – Dramatically different versions of a major defense measure important to the maritime industry have advanced in both houses of Congress. Largely along party lines in a 217… Read More
Separate fiscal year 2024 spending measures that impact the waterways industry passed both chambers of Congress, but Democrats warn only one enjoys the type of bipartisan support to make it… Read More
Another legislative effort important to the waterways industry was waylaid by the House Republicans’ weeks-long failure to fill the vacant speaker post. The latest casualty was work on the… Read More
