DHS Funding Clash Snares Progress on Transportation Issues

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox. ] WASHINGTON — Key transportation priorities, from trucking legislation to a new multiyear highway bill, are being pushed to the sidelines as lawmakers remain locked in a funding standoff over the Department of Homeland Security, a clash that is straining airport security staffing and consuming congressional floor time. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R‑La. ) had been preparing to schedule votes on trucking‑related legislation aimed at strengthening commercial driver license requirements, with expectations that the next highway authorization could also reach the House floor near the Memorial Day recess.