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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

House Panel to Consider Fiscal ’16 Highway Funding Bill

The House Rules Committee will look to pave the way for floor consideration on a fiscal 2016 transportation funding bill June 1 at 5 p.m. EDT.

May 29, 2015
Government

Obama to Nominate Dominguez, Feinberg as PHMSA, FRA Chiefs

President Obama announced he will nominate Marie Therese Dominguez to lead the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and Sarah Feinberg as head of the Federal Railroad Administration.

May 29, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

House Lawmaker’s Bill Would Add $15 Billion Annually to Highway Trust Fund

Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced legislation this month that he said wouldadd up to $15 billion a year to the Highway Trust Fund over the next decade through changes to the Medicaid expansion match rates established under President Obama’s signature health-care law.

May 28, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Sen. Tom Carper: ‘Devolution’ Would Hinder National Transportation Network

WASHINGTON — As Senate transportation authorizers prepare to consider a six-year measure next month, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said efforts that would limit the federal government’s involvement in large-scale infrastructure projects would hurt the country’s intricate freight network.

May 27, 2015
Government

Sen. Deb Fischer Introduces CSA Bill

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) has introduced legislation intended to address frivolous litigation that is based upon the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability scoring program.

May 27, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Eno Center to Release Report About 1982 Gas Tax on May 27

The Eno Center for Transportation will unveil a report May 27 that looks at the gas tax increase during the Reagan administration.

May 26, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Senate Sends President Two-Month Highway Funding Extension

The Senate on May 23 easily passed a two-month extension of highway funding authority, sending the measure to the president for his signature. TT's Eugene Mulero discussed on C-SPAN.

May 23, 2015
GovernmentBusiness

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen: D.C. Roads Feel Like a ‘Third World Country’

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) borrowed a page from the Joe Biden playbook May 22 by equating an aspect of American infrastructure to that of a Third World country to draw attention to the country’s aging transportation system.

May 22, 2015
Government

Rep. John Boehner’s Reaction to Amtrak Question Is ‘Insult to the American People’— Sen. Blumenthal

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on May 21 directed his frustration with House Republicans’ response to the recent Amtrak derailment directly at House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).

May 21, 2015
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Rep. Nancy Pelosi Blasts House GOP on Highway Trust Fund

As the Senate prepares to vote on a House-passed two-month transportation funding extension as early as May 21, on the other side of the Capitol, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) criticized Republican leaders for not taking a closer look at the Highway Trust Fund.

May 21, 2015