By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: By a vote of 393 to 13, the House of Representatives today approved the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4), a five-year bill to reauthorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, provide much needed long-term stability for the Nation’s aviation community, authorize robust...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, was joined by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: The House of Representatives today has begun consideration of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - a bipartisan, five-year bill to reauthorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, provide long-term stability for the Nation’s aviation community, invest in U.S. airports, and make...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: The House of Representatives today has begun consideration of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - a bipartisan, five-year bill to reauthorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, provide long-term stability for the Nation’s aviation community, invest in U.S. airports, and make...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 26, 2018
News Release: The House of Representatives today has begun consideration of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - a bipartisan, five-year bill to reauthorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, provide long-term stability for the Nation’s aviation community, invest in U.S. airports, and make...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Scott Pruitt, to clarify his role in the use of authorities in the Safe Drinking Water ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarding three separate grants for Brownfield sites in Wyoming. The three grants include...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and Energy Secretary Rick Perry calling on them to protect the confidential business information of America's small refineries.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule to strengthen the transparency of the agency's regulatory science. The proposed ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The bipartisan, bicameral Keep America's Refuges Operational Act, H.R. 3979, which reauthorizes the National Wildlife Refuge System's volunteer, community partnership and education program through Fiscal Year 2022, has been enacted into law after passing Congress in recent weeks. These critical programs help to ensure public access to refuges across the country for exploring, hunting, fishing and studying wildlife.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about the best practices to calculate and predict aircraft performance and to operate within established aircraft limitations.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: New policy to be announced today would upend EPA's historic use of ‘best available' scientific data in decision making and likely violate numerous laws
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) asked the EPA's Designated Agency Ethics Official Kevin Minoli to detail his office's approval of outside employment for Administrator Scott Pruitt's head of security, Pasquale “Nino" Perrotta, and other EPA employees. The ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Representatives Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Don Beyer ...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will host public meetings this week on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Charlotte Douglas International Airport’s (CLT) proposed fourth parallel runway and other projects. The meetings will help residents learn about the EIS and the proposed projects, and help define the purpose and scope of the study.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 20, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) that requires operators to inspect fan blades on certain CFM56-7B engines within 20 days.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: In case you missed it, CQ previewed next week’s House floor action on H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration for the next five years, provide long-term stability for the Nation’s aviation community, continue investment in U.S. airports, and make necessary reforms to improve American competitiveness and safety in aviation.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: The Honorable Elaine L. Chao. Secretary. U.S. Department of Transportation. 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590. Dear Secretary Chao: Less than two days after a provocative media exposé on weak Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight of a low-cost carrier, the longest period...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on a letter received from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding Administrator Pruitt's email accounts. The letter comes in response to a letter sent by Barrasso on April 13, 2018.
