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Eugene Mulero

Eugene Mulero

Senior Reporter

Eugene Mulero is a senior reporter at Transport Topics where he reports on Congress, trends in intermodal connectivity and federal elections.


GovernmentBusinessFuel

Senate Passes Pipelines Policy Bill

The Senate this month passed a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the agency overseeing pipeline safety across the country.

August 14, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Transportation Groups Keep Pressing Congress for COVID-19 Relief

Stakeholders representing the country’s freight and passenger transportation interests have ramped up calls for pandemic-related emergency aid as White House and congressional negotiators appear to have reached an impasse this month.

August 13, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Highway Bill Stuck in Limbo Amid Negotiations

Less than two months before the country’s current highway policy law expires, congressional leaders and the White House are plodding through negotiations on a new highway bill.

August 12, 2020
GovernmentSafety

Congressional Democrats Press White House for NEPA Docs

Several Democrats on Capitol Hill are pressing the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality to provide information about projects that fall under an executive order regarding the National Environmental Policy Act.

August 11, 2020
Government

House Passes Fiscal 2021 Transportation Funding Bill

A package of fiscal 2021 appropriations bills that included the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies measure recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

August 7, 2020
Government

USDOT IG Nominee Eric Soskin Affirms Investigative Role

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation’s internal watchdog division told senators that if confirmed he would pursue investigations without bias.

August 6, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

‘Kumbaya Moment’ Unlikely in Next COVID-19 Bill, McConnell Says

Partisan disagreements about the degree of assistance to provide various groups and industries have delayed a COVID-19 relief package.

August 5, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Senate Panel to Consider USDOT IG Nominee Eric Soskin

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation’s internal watchdog division is scheduled to appear before a Senate panel Aug. 6.

August 4, 2020
Government

Senate Highway Policy Panel Examines Telework’s Potential

Work from home? The Senate's highway policy committee sees the environmental benefits of it, even after the COVID-19 pandemic passes. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

August 3, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

House Advances Water Infrastructure Policy Bill

A water infrastructure policy bill that found bipartisan backing was easily advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 29.

August 3, 2020