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FRA’s Feinberg to get Senate confirmation hearing this week

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announced late last week it will hold a confirmation hearing on Thursday for President Obama’s nomination of Sarah Feinberg as the next administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)....

Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act of 2015 (RREEA 2015)

NARP issued the following statement in response to the Senate rail bill, released yesterday. Make sure to check out the NARP Blog for a full analysis of this exciting bill! June 18, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. —The National Association of Railroad Passengers applauds the...

Trade Plan

The house just voted to extend the trade vote until July 30th. How they voted below.   Obama’s trade plan in critical condition U.S. Democrats are still opposed to anything that would advance the president’s free trade pact. Congressional leaders and the White House...

Let’s Do Some Railing

The Opinion Pages | OP-ED COLUMNIST Let’s Do Some Railing MAY 28, 2015 Just before Congress slunk away for the three-day weekend — which it was, of course, planning to stretch into a week — senators from the Northeast held a press conference to denounce Republicans...