By US DOT Newswire | Mar 14, 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), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing on the Agriculture Creates Real Employment (ACRE) Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 14, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on, “S. __, the Agriculture Creates Real Employment (ACRE) Act." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to extend the Federal cost share for debris removal and emergency protective measures for the U.S. Virgin Islands as a result of the damage after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released a draft of the Agriculture Creates Real Employment (ACRE) Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Tom Udall (D-N.M.), top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, sent a letter to Environmental Protection ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 9, 2018
News Release: The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee will hold a hearing next week to examine the fiscal year 2019 budget requests for the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Maritime Administration.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) sent a letter to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation requesting an examination of the Federal Aviation Administration's commercial airplane evacuation standards.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure held the hearing, “Legislative Hearing on S. 2421, the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act " Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 8, 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), delivered the following remarks at a superfund, waste management, and regulatory oversight subcommittee hearing titled, “Legislative Hearing on S. 2421, the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act." Barrasso is a cosponsor of the FARM Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Implementation of Coast Guard Programs". March 7, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The Subcommittee is convening today to examine the implementation of certain Coast Guard programs, including...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: Shuster and Graves Opening Statements. Hearing on “Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Long-Term Funding for Highways and Transit Programs". March 7, 2018. (Remarks as Prepared). Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. We’re here today for a...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 7, 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 Senate Democrats' proposal to pay for infrastructure by reversing much of the tax relief law passed by Congress and raising taxes on Americans.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2018
News Release: Today the 3rd Annual UAS Symposium was kicked off in Baltimore, Maryland as Acting Administrator Dan Elwell announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding tests of an automated system that will ultimately provide near real-time processing of airspace authorization requests for unmanned aircraft (UAS) operators nationwide.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2018
News Release: Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearing on “Examining the Administration’s Infrastructure Proposal". March 6, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Welcome and thank you, Secretary Chao, for testifying today on the Administration’s infrastructure proposal.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Emergency Order of Revocation against Kornitzky Group LLC, doing business as AeroBearings LLC, of Arlington, Texas, for improperly overhauling and repairing turbine engine bearings.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, raised concerns with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today about the side-business of Pruitt's head of security, Pasquale “Nino" ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2018
News Release: The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee will hold a hearing this week to examine the implementation of Coast Guard programs, and to examine a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report investigating commercial fishing vessel safety and vessel construction standards. This hearing builds upon the Subcommittee’s previous oversight hearings focused on the Service’s mission performance and long-term planning for the acquisition of major systems.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: The Highways and Transit Subcommittee will hold a hearing next week to hear views of transportation stakeholders regarding the benefits to the Nation of long-term funding for highways and transit programs, and the sustainability of current methods of providing funding.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: Next Tuesday, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing to examine the Administration’s infrastructure proposal. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao will testify.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Today, Aviation Week Network will recognize the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST)/Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) initiatives as the 2018 Aviation Week Laureate Award winner in the “Commercial, Safety" category. It is recognizing the CAST/ASIAS initiatives for their “unparalleled collaboration between government and industry to improve aviation safety."
