By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fleming requesting that Economic Development Administration (EDA) programs respond as quickly as possible to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statements after reports revealed that at least one employee at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has tested positive for COVID-19, and that multiple EPA employees across the country are awaiting test results or self-isolating and monitoring their symptoms, per the recommendations of public health experts.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft supplemental proposal for the Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science rule, the so-called “Secret Science" rule that would drastically undermine science in agency decision-making.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 16, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Lou Correa (D-CA) called on Department of Homeland...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2020
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Ranking Member John Katko (R-NY) released the following joint statement regarding the President’s emergency declaration under the Stafford Act...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $79,500 civil penalty against the King Salmon Airport in King Salmon, Alaska, for allegedly violating federal aircraft rescue and firefighting regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, proudly earned another 100 percent rating on the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) National Environmental Scorecard for his ongoing efforts to fight for clean air, safe drinking ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) issued the following statements after President Trump invoked the Stafford...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Ranking Member John Katko (R-NY) from today’s Subcommittee hearing entitled, “FEMA’s Priorities for 2020 and Beyond: Coordinating Mission and Vision":
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is temporarily waiving minimum slot-use requirements at U.S. airports to help airlines that cancel flights due to the Coronavirus.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) opposing the Trump administration’s proposed rule to fundamentally re-write the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) signaled his support for modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in order to more efficiently carry out reviews of proposed transportation and infrastructure projects, without compromising environmental protections.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency order revoking the operating certificate of Paradigm Air Operators, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, for allegedly conducting dozens of unauthorized charter flights using unqualified pilots and when it lacked required air carrier management and safety personnel.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a nominations hearing.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, yesterday, on the last day for the public to submit comment on the Trump Administration's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking proposal, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to once again urge the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to reverse course on its proposal.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
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 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) during today’s hearing titled: “FEMA’s Priorities for 2020 and Beyond: Coordinating Mission and Vision."
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, yesterday, on the last day for the public to submit comment on the Trump Administration's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking proposal, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to once again urge the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to reverse course on its proposal.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) during today’s hearing titled: “The International Role of the United State Coast Guard."
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement today urging water utility companies across the country to avoid shutting off water service in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - After two Congressional delegation trips to Puerto Rico to examine disaster recovery and response efforts, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) led a letter to Federal Emergency Management...
