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News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement on President Joe Biden announcing his American Jobs Plan...

Carper Statement on the American Jobs Plan

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today issued the following statement on President Biden's American Jobs Plan...

Carper Statement on EPA Resetting Membership for Key Scientific Advisory Panels

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), issued the following statement on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan's decision to re-establish the membership of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC).

Graves Statement on the Biden Infrastructure Plan

News Release: The following is the statement from Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) regarding the President’s infrastructure plan...

Ranking Member Capito Statement on White House Proposal

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement regarding President Joe Biden's proposal announced today...

FAA Deputy Administrator Addresses Youth in Aviation Task Force

By US DOT Newswire | Mar 30, 2021

News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy Administrator Bradley Mims will speak at the Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force public meeting on March 31, 2021.

What They’re Saying: Automakers, Environmental Advocates, and Industry Experts Applaud the Securing America’s Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act

News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - This week, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced the Securing America's Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act. This bipartisan legislation promote investments in clean vehicle infrastructure, such as electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen refueling stations for fuel cell vehicles.

Carper Praises Biden Administration Efforts to Boost Offshore Wind

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration's recently announced actions to bolster offshore wind energy projects and create good-paying American jobs in the process.

What They’re Saying: Environmental Advocates and Industry Experts Support the Save America’s Clean Energy Jobs Act

News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - This week, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Save America's Clean Energy Jobs Act. This legislation would help the clean energy industry create good-paying jobs and recover from the COVID-driven economic downturn.

ICYMI: T&I Republicans Press for Their Infrastructure Priorities at Hearing with Secretary Buttigieg

News Release: In Case You Missed It, Committee Republicans highlighted their priorities for a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization during last week’s first Committee hearing with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.

Graves Statement from Hearing with Secretary Buttigieg on the Administration’s Transportation Infrastructure Priorities

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s hearing entitled, “The Administration’s Priorities for Transportation Infrastructure":

Chair DeFazio Statement from Full Committee Hearing with Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Administration’s Transportation Infrastructure Priorities

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) during today’s hearing titled, “The Administration’s Priorities for Transportation Infrastructure." Video of DeFazio’s opening statement is here. More information on the hearing, including Secretary Buttigieg’s prepared testimony, can be found here.

Carper, Whitehouse, and Heinrich Introduce Tax Relief Bill to Aid Clean Energy’s Recovery

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), introduced legislation today that would help the clean energy industry create good-paying jobs and recover from the COVID-driven economic downturn.

Capito, Manchin Introduce Carbon Capture Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their bill would make tax credits that encourage carbon capture projects more available and easier to use.

Carper, Burr, Cortez Masto, Stabenow Introduce Legislation to Spur Investments in Clean Vehicle Charging and Refueling Stations