By US DOT Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement on her intention to support proceeding to consideration of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to examine the potential benefits of investing in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water infrastructure projects.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) released the following statements after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, 139 lawmakers wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to promptly reinstate the Clean Air Act waiver for California's Advanced Clean Cars program. The waiver would restore the authority of California and other states to impose emission ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) opposing the approval of a trust for the proposed merger of the Canadian National (CN) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railroads. In his letter, DeFazio stated that approving the trust is not in the public interest and would reduce competition.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC-Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced legislation to name the federal building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast in Washington, DC, which houses the U.S. Department of Transportation, as the “Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal Building."
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a markup on Wednesday, July 28, at 11:00 a.m. EDT to consider the following measures...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced the committee will hold a hearing titled, “Assessing the Federal Government’s COVID-19 Relief and Response Efforts and its Impact."
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.VA. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to address the elevated levels of lead found in the drinking water of homes served by the Clarksburg Water System. The letter can be read in full here.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) developed a project website for the public to learn more about Sierra Space Corporation’s proposed plan to land its Dream Chaser reentry vehicle at the Space Florida Shuttle Landing Facility in Titusville, Florida.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ahead of an upcoming open application window to become an air traffic control specialist, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration has launched a week-long campaign to encourage more applications from women, minorities, and individuals from underrepresented ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today spoke before the Committee's Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee in a hearing on environmental justice.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) during today’s hearing titled, “Review...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Bob Gibbs (R-OH) from today’s hearing entitled, “Review of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs":
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing to examine the potential cybersecurity threats currently facing our nation's infrastructure.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to examine the potential cybersecurity threats currently facing our nation's infrastructure.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement after she opposed a procedural motion to consider infrastructure legislation that has not yet been written. The motion to proceed failed on a vote of 51 to 49.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
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By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “Bridging the Gap: Improving Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Aviation Workforce":
