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Family members of the people who were killed in the midair collision near Washington Reagan National Airport listen the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy as she testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing at Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House blocks aviation safety bill amid concern it failed to address causes of fatal D.C. crash

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, on Nov. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden adds equity, climate change to applications for infrastructure grants; critics call it ‘woke’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Washington. The Biden administration is issuing a guidebook to help federal, state and local government officials know how to access the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Landrieu is supervising the infrastructure spending. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

EXCLUSIVE: Biden’s infrastructure czar accused of ignoring GOP calls for transparency on spending

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden accused of keeping GOP lawmakers in the dark about $1.2T being spent on infrastructure

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about prescription drug prices and his "Build Back Better" agenda from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House GOP urges Biden to ditch budget limits on fossil fuels as gas prices rise

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this April 25, 2018, photo, attendees take photos of the E-SEED electric concept car during a press conference by Chinese automaker BYD at the China Auto Show in Beijing. China is promising more subsidies to shore up plunging electric car sales amid the coronavirus pandemic but set limits that exclude Tesla’s made-in-China model. Subsidies and tax breaks that were due to end this year will be extended by two years in response to “an accumulation of unfavorable factors” including the virus, the Finance Ministry said Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

GOP slams Democrats’ $715B transportation bill for bolstering China’s dominance of electric vehicle

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden congratulates NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mars 2020 Perseverance team for successfully landing on Mars during a virtual call in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Thursday, March 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans target Green New Deal, rural communities in Biden’s infrastructure plan

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

St. Joseph officials worried about low Missouri River level

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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2018 file photo, welders work on Iowa-side columns for the new Interstate 74 bridge in Bettendorf, Iowa. In the midst of an election year, President Donald Trump has outlined a new $1 trillion infrastructure plan. This time, the Republican president is proposing to rely fully on federal spending to reach his goal, a fundamental change that is praised by some state transportation officials and industry groups, even though Trump's proposal doesn't spell out how to pay for it all. (Todd Mizener/The Dispatch – The Rock Island Argus via AP, File)

Trump tries new approach for $1 trillion infrastructure plan

By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press

In this July 2, 2018, file photo, traffic moves on the old Gerald Desmond Bridge next to its replacement bridge under construction in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Sam Graves seeks vehicle mileage tax to fund infrastructure projects

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Feds change name of Squaw Creek refuge despite objections

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**FILE** Rep. Sam Graves, Missouri Republican (Associated Press)

Rep. Sam Graves: I still want those small-business Obamacare numbers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Sam Graves, Missouri Republican and chairman of the Small Business Committee. (Associated Press)

Rep. Sam Graves: Where are the Obamacare numbers from small businesses?

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Terry to host small business forum in Omaha

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MILLER: Taxing the Second Amendment

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Sam Graves, Missouri Republican and chairman of the Small Business Committee. (Associated Press)

Top Republican hits health care law’s burden on small businesses

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times