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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

Obama Signs Trust Fund Rescue into Law

President Barack Obama on Aug. 8 signed into law a $10.8 billion bill that keeps a federal highway account funded through May 2015.

August 11, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

DOT Announces $333.9 Mln. in Emergency Relief to Fix Roadways

Nearly two dozen states will split $333.9 million to fix roadways damaged by severe storms and other weather-related events, the Department of Transportation announced this week.

August 7, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

Foxx: TIGER Grants to Be Announced in September

Winners of the next round of the Department of Transportation’s infrastructure grants will be announced in mid-September, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Aug. 6.

August 6, 2014
Government

DOT Secretary Foxx To Host ‘Virtual’ Town Hall Aug. 6

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx plans to address questions and concerns from the public during an online Webcast on Aug. 6.

August 5, 2014
Government

DOT Awards 5 States Grants for Small Infrastructure Repairs

The Department of Transportation awarded about $4.5 million in grants this week torepair roads and bridges in several states.

August 1, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

House, Senate Send $10.8B Highway Trust Fund Fix to President

A $10.8 billion bill to boost the Highway Trust Fund through May passed the House and Senate on July 31, shortly before lawmakers left Washington for a five-week recess.

July 31, 2014
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Senate Confirms Top DOT Nominees

The Senate on July 24 easily confirmed the nominations of two Transportation Department officials for senior positions.

July 31, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

House Schedules Vote On Trust Fund Rescue

House GOP leaders scheduled a floor vote July 31 on their original $11 billion plan to shore up a cash-strapped federal highway account through May, in order to prevent the Department of Transportation from having to delay payouts to states Aug. 1.

July 31, 2014
Government

Sen. Corker Urges House GOP to Back Senate Trust Fund Proposal

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) on July 30 called on the Republican-led House to back a bill that would temporarily shore up a federal highway account that the Senate overwhelmingly supported a day earlier.

July 30, 2014
GovernmentBusiness

Senate Passes Amended Highway Bill, Sends Back to House

The Senate on July 29 easily voted to send the House a nearly$8 billionbill that would fund federal highway programs through December, a move meant to force lawmakers to agree on a long-term funding plan for transportation construction projects nationwide.

July 29, 2014