Washington, D.C.—The House easily approved a much-anticipated compromise version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 as part of a major defense bill. By a vote of 350… Read More
Rail strike
Washington, D.C.—With support from President Joe Biden, Congress quickly approved a measure to avert a potential pre-Christmas rail strike that could wreak havoc on the nation’s economy. By a bipartisan… Read More
Even if a threatened rail strike is averted at the 11th hour on December 4—the expiration of the “cooling-off” period for one of the rail unions—we are already being affected… Read More
With voting by all 12 of the rail unions representing 125,000 rail workers complete, four of them have rejected the deal mediated by the Biden administration September 15, setting the… Read More
Thanks to marathon talks lasting 20 hours through the night of September 14, representatives of the National Carriers’ Conference Committee, representing the nation’s leading railroads, and a collection of 12… Read More