Washington Waves

Washington, D.C.—A top Trump administration official let congressional Democrats know talk of taxes remains a non-starter for any effort to pass an infrastructure package this year. “We’re not going to… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi, a Wyoming Republican, said he will not hold a hearing on President Donald Trump’s new budget proposal, and predicted no cuts will occur… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump included infrastructure in his State of the Union address, but he did not pick up the gauntlet eagerly laid down recently by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi… Read More

Washington, D.C.—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) led a group of her key committee chairmen and freshman lawmakers to try and resuscitate infrastructure as a potential bipartisan issue by announcing a… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The Trump administration announced its much-anticipated rule to succeed the controversial Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule January 23. The administration says the new rule will offer certainty on… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump signed a much-anticipated Phase 1 of a trade deal with China, describing it as a “momentous step” for the two countries. “Together, we are righting the… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Setting the pace for final approval of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the Senate Finance Committee voted 25 to 3 to advance legislation implementing the major trade deal between the… Read More

Washington, D.C. –-American Waterways Operators president and CEO Tom Allegretti said U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has eroded the Jones Act and opened the door for foreign vessels to… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Members of the waterways industry chalked up key gains on appropriations, defense authorization and trade despite the historic drama of Donald J. Trump becoming only the third U.S. president… Read More