History Listory

2017 January

2017-01-20 During his first term, Trump repeatedly proposed budget cuts to the USDOT and the NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health).

2017 June

2017-06-05 During his first term, Trump endorsed a proposal to remove 30,000 FAA workers from the federal payroll and privatize the nation’s air traffic control system.

https://www.npr.org/2017/06/05/531574945/trump-announces-plan-to-privatize-air-traffic-control

2019 March

2019-03-12 Trump cut $1B in budget grants to USDOT transit during his first term.

https://t4america.org/2019/03/12/presidents-budget-dramatically-cuts-transit-grants-while-usdot-sits-on-billions-of-unobligated-funds/

2025 January

2025-01-20 Trump froze billions of dollars in federal funding for various infrastructure projects in Rhode Island. A suit was filed to unfreeze funding.

https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/pressreleases/suit-filed-restore-critical-infrastructure-and-investment-funds

2025 February

2025-02-01 The Trump administration laid off several FAA employees as part of their workforce reductions.

2025 April

2025-04-01 The Trump administration announced cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to reduce the workforce from 1400 staff to less than 150. They also dismantled the NIOSH Education and Research Center at Harvard.

https://hsph.harvard.edu/environmental-health/news/whats-lost-with-niosh-cuts-qa-with-david-christiani/

2025 May

2025-05-01 The Trump administration cut the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration workforce by 25%, cut $10M in funding, and rescinded $78M in supplemental funds for infrastructure.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a65448479/nhtsa-other-us-federal-automotive-safety-agencies-job-losses-trump-doge-buyouts/

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/17/us-auto-safety-agency-shedding-more-than-25percent-of-employees.html

https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2025/01/federal-agencies-ordered-to-pause-spending-of-inflation-reduction-act-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act-funds

https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-terminates-and-withdraws-679-million

2025-05-01 In May through September, the Trump administration released its FY 2026 “skinny” budget proposal to cut $308M from the Essential Air Service program, cancel $54M in grants to universities tied to DEI and “green initiatives”, cancel $32M in transportation construction for Massachusetts, and the USDOT terminated $679M in offshore wind projects.

2025 August

2025-08-24 After a verbal dispute with Governor Wes Moore of Maryland, Trump said he wanted to “rethink” federal funding for the Francis Scott Key bridge.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5467900-trump-criticizes-maryland-governor/

2025-08-27 Robert Primus was fired from the Surface Transportation Board during a Union Pacific merger with no cause except that he “didn’t align” with the “America First” agenda.

https://apnews.com/article/stb-union-pacific-norfolk-southern-trump-primus-052749d72b2c4186fbcbc87c4c47886a

2025 October

2025-10-09 In response to the government shutdown, the FAA terminated $6.7M in infrastructure grants to the Indianapolis International Airport, stating it did not align with the administration’s priorities.

https://indianaeconomicdigest.net/Content/Default/Also-In-The-News/Article/Trump-administration-terminates-6-7-million-Indianapolis-airport-infrastructure-grant/-3/5307/120135

2025 November

2025-11-07 Trump cut 10% of air traffic on 40 major airports.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-may-cut-air-traffic-10-by-friday-without-shutdown-deal-sources-say-2025-11-05/

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/5592882-40-airports-faa-government-shutdown/

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-government-shutdown-flight-cancellations-delays-11-07-25