Peter DeFazio

Washington, D.C.—”Infrastructure Week” was never declared, but that much-anticipated topic was not far out of the spotlight that President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans took turns grabbing. For his part,… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A leading House chairman used a group’s influential scorecard on inland waterways, ports and other modes of transportation to again call on Congress to pass a transformational infrastructure measure. … Read More

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offered assurances the Inland Waterways Users Board is not being eliminated or revamped despite being suspended along with other advisory committees by the… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The former vice chairman of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) expressed confidence the critical role the board serves will be recognized by a review ordered by the Department… Read More

Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden has signed a “Made in America” executive order reiterating his strong support for the Jones Act, American vessels and U.S. ports. Echoing a theme from his… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Escaping a “chopping block,” the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA 2020) made it into a massive package Congress passed to fund the government and provide coronavirus relief to the… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Trying to keep its track record intact, the House passed by voice vote the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, sending it on to the Senate for final congressional… Read More

Washington, D.C.—In a bid to jump-start a stalled funding process, the Republican-controlled Senate Appropriations Committee has released all 12 of its annual spending bills for fiscal year 2021. Democrats welcomed… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The Maritime Administration (MarAd) has launched a new Marine Highway module of the Port Planning & Investment Toolkit to help U.S. ports plan, evaluate and finance freight transportation projects. Read More