Category: transportation

DOJ Declined to Investigate Into Trump Transportation Secretary Chao: Report

The Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to investigate former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao after it received a case referral from the Transportation Department’s internal watchdog that faulted her for four potential kinds of ethics violations, according to documents released this week. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report (pdf), which was…


$32 Billion for Public Transit in COVID-19 Relief Bill Wasteful: Researcher

The more than $32 billion promised to public transit agencies in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is excessive and wasteful, according to David Ditch, budget and transportation researcher at conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, who says the money represents an effort to perpetuate a political gravy train. The money represents some…


$32 Billion for Public Transit in COVID-19 Relief Bill Wasteful, Researcher Says

The more than $32 billion promised to public transit agencies in President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is excessive and wasteful, according to David Ditch, budget and transportation researcher at the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, who says the money represents an effort to perpetuate a political gravy train. The money represents some…