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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.


GovernmentBusiness

LaHood Headlines Senate Hearing on Highway Funding June 18

Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will headline a Senate Finance panel hearing June 18 focusing on highway funding.

June 12, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Gradually Reduce Fuel Tax

Legislation that would gradually reduce the federal gas tax over the next five years to 3.7 cents per gallon was introduced by Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on June 10.

June 11, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

House Tax Policy Panel to Hold Highway Funding Hearing June 17

Tax policy writers in the House will explore ways to ensure there is long-term financing for the Highway Trust Fund during a hearing June 17, according to an announcement from the tax policy committee’s chairman.

June 10, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

House Rejects Insurance-Requirement Proposal

Lawmakers rejected an amendment targeting insurance requirementsduring the House’s consideration of the fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill June 4.

June 5, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Small Business Leaders Urge Congress to Pass Long-Term Highway Bill

WASHINGTON — The absence of funding certainty at the federal level has hindered small business operators’ ability to plan long-term for construction projects that utilize trucks and equipment supplies, a group of stakeholders told a House panel June 3.

June 3, 2015
Government

Rep. Lee Zeldin: ‘Shameful and Disgusting’ to Blame Funding for Amtrak Derailment

WASHINGTON – As a June 2 House hearing on Amtrak was about to wrap up, New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin criticized Democrats who were quick to argue that the May 12 derailment of an Amtrak train could have been minimized had the railroad’s funding requests been met over the years.

June 2, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Amtrak Chief Joe Boardman: ‘Economy Will Begin to Suffer’ if Infrastructure Not Improved

WASHINGTON — Amtrak chief Joe Boardman on June 2 told House lawmakers that aging infrastructure across modes of transportation around the country needs to be modernized to improve the flow of goods and accommodations for travelers.

June 2, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

House Kicks Off Consideration of Transportation Funding Bill

The U.S. House on June 3 commenced its consideration of a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill that would propose requirements for a study on an hours-of-service rule for truckers and allow changes to policies related to trailers.

June 1, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

White House Threatens to Veto Transportation Funding Bill; Opposes Restart, Size and Weight Provisions

The White House on June 1 announced that it would veto a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill, citing concerns over its funding levels and objections over several trucking provisions

June 1, 2015
Government

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx at Memorial Bridge: ‘We Can’t Keep Deferring Maintenance’

ARLINGTON, Va.— Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has hopped on a bus to tour regions of the country to point out crumbling infrastructure and encourage federal lawmakers to approve additional funding for big-ticket projects.

June 1, 2015