By US DOT Newswire | Feb 5, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, 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) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “State of the U.S. Maritime Industry: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic." This is the first Subcommittee hearing that newly-elected Chair Carbajal will preside over.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 5, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Rep. Peter DeFazio, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today met with President Joe Biden and other members of House Democratic leadership to discuss the urgent need for another COVID-19 relief package.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held its organizational meeting for the 117th Congress, where the Committee finalized assignments for its six subcommittees as well as the Committee rules.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to the Department of Interior (DOI) delaying implementation of a Trump Administration rule that would weaken the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s hearing entitled," Protecting Transportation Workers and Passengers from COVID: Gaps in Safety, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps":
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 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 hearing titled, “Protecting Transportation Workers and Passengers from COVID: Gaps in Safety, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps." See video of Chair DeFazio's opening statement here. More information on the hearing can be found here.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 2021
News Release: Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held its organizational meeting for the 117th Congress, where the Committee finalized assignments for its six subcommittees as well as the Committee rules.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Delaware Division of Small Business, Dover, Delaware, to establish and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing to businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic across Delaware. This EDA grant is expected to help create 1,500 jobs and retain 500 jobs.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, joined U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, in reintroducing a bipartisan bill to help protect the health and safety ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement on becoming Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works during the 117th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing titled: “Hearing on the Nomination of Michael S. Regan to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency." Below is the opening statement of incoming Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 3, 2021
News Release: Statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) following today’s House vote on the Budget Reconciliation Resolution...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- As part of The Hill’s virtual panel titled, “Reset 2021: A New American Start," Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) spoke with The Hill’s Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons about his vision for rebuilding America’s infrastructure. Chair DeFazio...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 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) called on President Joe Biden to repeal the Trump administration’s so-called Navigable Waters Protection...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2021
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) released the following statement upon the Senate’s vote to confirm Pete Buttigieg as the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 2, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Coalition for Sustainable Automotive Regulation (CSAR), a group that represents automakers including Toyota, Hyundai, and Fiat Chrysler, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the Ranking Members of the panel’s six subcommittees for the 117th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana vacated the Trump Administration's “Secret Science" rule.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced that Greg Dotson will serve as the Democratic Chief Counsel. Dotson comes to the Committee from the University of Oregon's Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center.
