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Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump expressed confidence he could persuade reluctant Republicans to back much higher spending to get a huge coronavirus relief package through Congress. “I like… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Renewing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses and creating an emergency relief grant for ports were among the issues caught up in stalled efforts by top… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Racing against their own legislative clock, House Appropriations subcommittees used voice votes to advance fiscal year 2021 spending bills with robust funding for agencies important to the waterways… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump, who has made regulatory reform a hallmark of his administration, signed another executive order directing federal agencies, including those important to the waterways industry, to… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump proclaimed May 22 as National Maritime Day, paying tribute to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II as well as today’s citizen mariners. Noting… Read More

Washington, D.C.—To help get the country reopened, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order instructing federal agencies “to waive, suspend, and eliminate unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery.”… Read More

An old-fashioned Washington stalemate or just the opening bid for more talks? First came House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her fellow top Democrats with their latest… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has rejected President Donald Trump’s proposal to include major infrastructure spending in the next coronavirus relief measure. “It’s unrelated to the… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump has laid out a plan to reboot the national economy that includes new guidelines for reopening individual states in stages depending on where they are… Read More