Trump Under Fire For Sacking US DOT Watchdog
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President Trump has fired another inspector general — but the first sacking that has broad implications on national transportation policy.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Elaine Chao
Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars
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At the annual Las Vegas tech geek fest on Wednesday, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao refused to put a leash on driverless car technology.
Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill
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Congress has some stocking stuffers and a few lumps of coal for the transportation sector in the $1.4 trillion spending package the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday in one of the last votes of the year before impeachment.
Rural America Cashes In Under Trump
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It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.
Trump Shifts Obama Transit Funding to Roads
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Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.
Trump White House Still Underfunds Transit
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About $2.7 billion in funds for transit projects remains in a state of limbo at the Trump U.S. DOT.