By US DOT Newswire | Feb 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation is making nearly $2 billion in federal grant funding available to help airports affected by COVID-19 under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) urged President Biden to fully utilize the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) in his upcoming budget request, a move that would make billions of dollars in already-collected fees available...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold a public webinar to present its recently-released Noise Research Portfolio and Neighborhood Environmental Survey on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at 6: 0 p.m. ET.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has advanced nearly $100 billion in badly-needed aid to the American people-including transportation workers whose jobs are at risk due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic-as part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that the Republic of Costa Rica complies with international safety standards and has been granted the highest international ranking.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 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 met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other senate infrastructure leaders at the White House to discuss the nation's transportation ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg to discuss transportation infrastructure legislation...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: After a markup that lasted over eight hours, the Majority’s budget reconciliation measure passed out of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The Majority made no attempt to work across the aisle to develop the measure and didn’t accept a single Republican amendment during the markup.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 10, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s markup of the Committee majority's budget reconciliation measure...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 10, 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) during today’s markup to consider legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2001 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2021, S. Con. Res. 5.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released new details of the COVID-19 relief proposal to help fill out President Biden’s $1.9 trillion framework, the American Rescue Plan. The $1.9 trillion package, which includes nearly $100 billion...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) are urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to closely coordinate...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 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, “State...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC --- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) kicks off the second season of its The Air Up There podcast with a bonus episode discussing the FAA’s role in the transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine. During the new season, which runs through the summer of 2021, the agency will cover topics including commercial space transportation, drone package delivery, and how to start a career in aviation and aerospace.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the below statement after her colleagues voted in favor of her to serve as the Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works (EPW) Ranking Member for the 117th Congress. Ranking Member Capito was also ratified by the Senate Republican Conference today.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 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, “State of U.S. Maritime Industry: Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic":
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, convened a business meeting to consider the nomination of Michael S. Regan to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A bipartisan majority of Committee members voted to move forward on his confirmation by a recorded vote of 14 to 6. His nomination now heads to the Senate floor for a full vote.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a Full Committee markup on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 11:00AM EST to consider the following measures...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding weather-camera services to Hawaii to enhance aviation safety and pilot decision-making. The cameras, which already are installed in Alaska and Colorado, improve safety by providing pilots with near-real time video of weather conditions at their destinations and along their intended flight routes.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced that Rachel Levitan will serve as his Communications Director. Levitan joins EPW after years working in the House of Representatives.
