Washington, D.C.—Inland waterways and the crucial role they currently play in the nation’s economy and could play in reducing congestion on major highways was one of the topics discussed at… Read More
Sam Graves
Washington, D.C.—”Infrastructure Week” was never declared, but that much-anticipated topic was not far out of the spotlight that President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans took turns grabbing. For his part,… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A leading House chairman used a group’s influential scorecard on inland waterways, ports and other modes of transportation to again call on Congress to pass a transformational infrastructure measure. … Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offered assurances the Inland Waterways Users Board is not being eliminated or revamped despite being suspended along with other advisory committees by the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—In a bid to jump-start a stalled funding process, the Republican-controlled Senate Appropriations Committee has released all 12 of its annual spending bills for fiscal year 2021. Democrats welcomed… Read More
Washington, D.C.—More than 50 members of Congress, including Senate leaders from both parties and other key lawmakers, have called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fund Upper Mississippi… Read More
As harvest season begins, an urgent letter from members of Congress representing districts along the Missouri River is drawing attention to the “dire” navigation situation created by a maintenance backlog… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A key House committee has advanced a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 authorizing projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and providing policy direction to… 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 coronavirus-relief package that… Read More
Washington, D.C.—As his administration sought another $250 billion to shore up a key part of an unprecedented $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, President Donald Trump continued to promote a huge… Read More