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The Weekly Hill Update

By: Adam J. Higgins Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. HEADLINES Tuesday will serve as an important test of the national political mood, with gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey. Congressional Democrats negotiated through the … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on October 25, 2021 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy, Infrastructure, Spending Bill, The Weekly Hill Update

By: Adam J. Higgins Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. HEADLINES Congressional Democrats hope that by the end of this week they will reach a framework agreement on a budget reconciliation bill with their trillion-dollar plan … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on October 18, 2021 Posted in Congress, Infrastructure, Spending Bill, The Weekly Hill Update

By: Adam J. Higgins Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. HEADLINES Democrats continue to struggle to find a path forward on President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, both on infrastructure and on the separate multitrillion-dollar plan to … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on September 27, 2021 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Spending Bill, The Weekly Hill Update

By: Adam J. Higgins Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. HEADLINES Congressional Democrats are braced for “a time of intensity” this week as they hope to keep the government open, approve bipartisan infrastructure legislation, and reach … Continue Reading

Four Things to Know: What the Election Results Mean for Infrastructure Policy

By Adam Higgins on November 13, 2018 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy, Infrastructure

House Democrats will use their majority next year to push comprehensive legislation to increase infrastructure spending and transportation-related taxes to help pay for it. In fact, key Democrats say they want to move a bill out of the House early in 2019 before Washington becomes consumed by the 2020 presidential campaign (at least 10 current … Continue Reading

Lawmaker Introduces Infrastructure Plan, But Gas Tax Likely Roadblocks in Congress

By Chris Jones on July 25, 2018 Posted in Federal Policy, Infrastructure

A key House Republican on Monday released a sweeping proposal to upgrade the country’s infrastructure, but the plan isn’t likely to kick-start action in Congress on renovating highways and waterways as lawmakers remain deadlocked over federal gasoline taxes. House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., released draft legislation that would overhaul how infrastructure improvements are … Continue Reading