By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler seeking information related to the agency's recent decision ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today approved eight bills, including measures to improve airport infrastructure across the country, strengthen aviation safety, help communities recover from disasters, increase disaster program transparency and oversight, and ensure FAA funding and Coast Guard pay during government shutdowns.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
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 on the Senate floor on how the Green New Deal would increase the size of government.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Elwell: It is imperative that any technical modifications proposed for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft as a result of the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents, which cost the lives of 346 people, including eight Americans, are comprehensive and reliable.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery by Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today’s hearing titled: “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investment in our Nation’s Airports Matters."
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a Full Committee markup this Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 10:00 am in HVC 210, Capitol Visitor Center to consider the following measures...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today posted a proposed rule that would streamline federal commercial space transportation requirements for future launch, reentry, and launch-site providers, and maintain safety during launches and reentries. The proposed rule follows the National ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Elwell: It is imperative that any technical modifications proposed for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft as a result of the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents, which cost the lives of 346 people, including eight Americans, are comprehensive and reliable.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
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 on the Senate floor regarding the Democrats' decision to duck the Green New Deal vote.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), continued to raise serious concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (IG) after the Office of Government ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s hearing entitled, “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investment in our Nation’s Airports Matters":
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: Prepared remarks of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), from today’s House Floor debate, in support of the President’s veto of H.J. Res. 46 (National Emergency Declaration Termination Resolution):
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement about Majority Leader Mitch Connell's (R-Ky.) cynical strategy to call for a vote on the Green New Deal resolution, a resolution the Leader does not support, in order to damage the Democratic Party and undermine the climate change movement.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Statements from Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) on today’s U.S. Department of Transportation announcement that it is establishing an advisory committee to review and provide recommendations to the...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 22, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) is encouraging any current or former officials or employees of Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), who are familiar with the FAA’s aircraft certification program, to utilize the Committee’s...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced the Full Committee will hold a hearing titled, “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investment in our Nation’s Airports Matters." The hearing will explore the state of U.S. airport infrastructure...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 21, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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) responded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to not extend the deadline for public comments on the revised definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS).
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 20, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) sent a letter to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Calvin L. Scovel III, requesting an investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration’s approach to certifying the Boeing 737 MAX.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 19, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced the addition of a whistleblower webpage to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee website. This page is intended to serve as a resource for those who wish to share information or concerns about programs, projects, conflicts-of-interest or incidents that fall within the Committee’s jurisdiction.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 18, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) reacted to the United States Coast Guard’s announced policy of disqualifying service by transgender persons looking to enter the service, or those person's identified with gender dysphoria, with limited exceptions.
