By US DOT Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), released the following statement in response to the White House infrastructure plan...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 12, 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 in response to President Trump's infrastructure plan...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - This Wednesday, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a Full Committee markup to consider its budget views and estimates, as well as two pieces of legislation focused on railroad data and information security.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding President Trump's long overdue infrastructure plan that proposes only $200 billion in federal spending over the next 10 years - far short ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Next Thursday, the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials will hold a hearing to examine the implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) on America’s freight and passenger rail network. The Subcommittee will hear testimony from representatives of government, safety, industry, and labor on the status of this important safety technology.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Peter DeFazio of Oregon, Ranking Member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, DeFazio denounced President Trump’s harmful plan to privatize critical government functions and create windfalls...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released a Democratic staff report that found there are significant gaps in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) drug and alcohol testing program and highlighted the risk...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced EPW subcommittee assignments for the second session of the 115th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso February 8, 2018 Wall Street Journal Uranium plays a vital role in maintaining America's national security. The element powers nearly a quarter of the U.S. Navy's fleet and keeps the lights on in around 20% of American homes and businesses. So why is the U.S. relying ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2018, which shows space activity in the United States and worldwide is strong and growing. Specifically, the report finds the global space industry, which combines satellite services and ground equipment, government space budgets, and global navigation satellite services equipment represents about $345 billion in activity.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: Thank you very much - it’s a pleasure to be here today. This is an exciting time for commercial space transportation and the transportation industry as a whole.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure held the hearing, “The Impact of Federal Environmental Regulations and Policies on American Farming and Ranching Communities " Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 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), delivered the following remarks at a committee business meeting. During the meeting, the committee advanced the nomination of Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 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), delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor on the need to rebuild America's aging infrastructure.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a business meeting to consider the nomination of Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed Michael Scuse, a lifelong farmer and two-time Delaware Secretary of Agriculture, to testify at an EPW Committee hearing on the impact of federal environmental policies on farming and ranching communities in Delaware and across the country.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 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), delivered the following remarks at a committee hearing titled “The Impact of Federal Environmental Regulations and Policies on American Farming and Ranching Communities."
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) , attending the Singapore Airshow this week, signed a revised Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement that will enhance the two countries long-standing cooperation in airworthiness.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting information on EPA's grant approval process and grant awards for 2017. A staff review ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced changes to the Democratic Leadership and membership of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
