The new year is a good time to remind readers of The Waterways Journal of changes arriving in how we cover dredging and marine construction issues. Over the past few… Read More
infrastructure
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House began floor action on its first “minibus” spending bill of the fiscal year 2020 appropriations cycle that includes $7.36 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers,… Read More
Over the past five years, the nation has seen a major advancement of major inland waterway infrastructure projects underway, namely lock construction projects at Olmsted, Lower Monongahela (Lower Mon), Kentucky… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Even after a much-anticipated White House meeting on funding a $2-trillion infrastructure package imploded, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Democrats remain committed to an “historic infrastructure package that… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A closely watched meeting with President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders on infrastructure produced one big takeaway: $2 trillion. That’s the number House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Citing reports speculating on President Donald Trump’s support for the U.S. maritime industry, the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) released a statement in which AMP Chairman Matt Woodruff expressed confidence Trump… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A much-anticipated hearing by a key House committee that helps control the fate of any congressional infrastructure package displayed the bipartisan interest that the topic generates in Congress these… Read More
Washington, D.C.—In an unusual rebuke even in these divisive political times, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House voted to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency on border security that some warn could… Read More
Are federal infrastructure funding and the Corps of Engineers’ budget safe from President Trump’s border wall? As part of Trump’s deal with Congress that ended the partial shutdown and allowed… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Maritime programs will receive millions of dollars in new funding under a $333-billion compromise reached by House and Senate conferees to avoid another shutdown for about 25 percent of… Read More
