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News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as delivered, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) during today’s hearing titled “Pricing and Technology Strategies to Address Congestion on and Financing of America’s Roads."

Davis Statement from Hearing on Pricing and Technology Strategies to Address Road Congestion and Financing

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL) from today’s hearing entitled, “Pricing and Technology Strategies to Address Congestion on and Financing of America’s Roads":

Carper, Booker, Isakson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish Right Whale Conservation Grant Program

News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) reintroduced a bill to protect the North Atlantic right whale, one of the most endangered species of whales. The Scientific Assistance for Very ...

Barrasso Asks Fish & Wildlife Nominee About Top Priorities for Wyoming

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) asked Aurelia Skipwith, nominee to be director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about key priorities for Wyoming. Barrasso asked Skipworth about the importance of delisting recovered species such as the gray wolf and the grizzly bear and ...

Barrasso Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing

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 hearing titled “Hearing on the Nominations of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Katherine Lemos to be Member and Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board."

Opening Statement of Ranking Member Carper: Hearing on the Nominations of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of USFWS and Katherine Lemos to be Member and Chairperson of the CSB

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held a hearing on the nominations of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Katherine Lemos to be Member and Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. Below is the opening statement of EPW Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...

Ranking Member Sam Graves: Time to Face Reality -- Green New Deal is a Nightmare

News Release: In case you missed it, this column, written by Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), was published in a Washington Times special section on energy.

As Part of Ongoing Investigation into Trump’s DC Hotel Lease, Chairs DeFazio and Titus Press GSA Official For Key Records and Question Why the Agency is Taking Legal Guidance from Trump Hotel Attorney

News Release: Washington, DC- After months of refusing to provide the committee with specific records related to President Trump’s lease at the federally-owned Old Post Office, today Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, ...

House Approves DERA Reauthorization

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, after the House of Representatives voted to approve H.R. 1768, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2019, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and EPW ...

Carper: This is a Breakthrough Moment for PFAS Solutions

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As an increasing number of communities across the country continue to grapple with contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water sources, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), reacted to a ...

Environmental Protection Agency to Testify Before Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on Clean Water Act

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, 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), announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “The Administration’s Priorities and Policy Initiatives Under the Clean Water Act."

Chairs DeFazio and Titus Correct the Record Regarding Oversight on Old Post Office Lease

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chairman 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) responded to a recent news report of a lack of adequate oversight over President Trump serving as landlord and tenant of the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C.

FAA Proposes $514,558 Civil Penalty Against Aerospace Support International for Allegedly Misleading Customers About Parts Airworthiness

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking a $514,558 civil penalty against Aerospace Support International, LLC, of Doral, Fla., for allegedly selling ball bearings without the proper airworthiness documentation.

Carper Slams DOJ’s Politically Motivated Investigation into the State of California, Four Automakers