By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2017
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 President Trump's intention to nominate of Kristine Svinicki to continue serving as chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Svinicki was designated as the NRC chair in January.
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, requested information from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt about the agency's enforcement record. The inquiry comes amid concerning reports that a major oil and gas producer backtracked on its willingness to address air pollution violations just days after Pruitt was sworn in as Administrator.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2017
News Release: Leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee introduced bipartisan legislation today to reauthorize, strengthen, and support the United States Coast Guard.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2017
News Release: FAA Statement Regarding US Court of Appeals Decision
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2017
News Release: Committee leaders today introduced bipartisan legislation to address the rising costs of disasters in the United States, reduce the toll of future losses, and reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the first time in the agency’s history.
By US DOT Newswire | May 18, 2017
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Everyone knows my views on the subject of this hearing. I’ve made those views clear over the past two years that the Committee has debated air traffic control privatization. But you don’t need to listen to me to realize privatization of air traffic control is a mistake.
By US DOT Newswire | May 17, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN), and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment...
By US DOT Newswire | May 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, resubmitted a request for information and documents to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt after receiving an entirely non-responsive letter from his office.
By US DOT Newswire | May 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Improving America's Transportation Infrastructure: The Road Forward." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | May 17, 2017
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 on “Improving America's Transportation Infrastructure: The Road Forward."
By US DOT Newswire | May 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), questioned Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao at a committee hearing on “Improving America's Transportation Infrastructure: the Road Forward."
By US DOT Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after voting against the nomination of Jeffrey Rosen to serve as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), sent a letter in support of efforts to review past burdensome regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The letter was addressed to the Honorable Samantha Dravis, the regulatory reform officer and associate administrator for policy at EPA.
By US DOT Newswire | May 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on President Trump's announcement that he intends to nominate Susan Bodine to serve as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By US DOT Newswire | May 12, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment will hold a hearing next week to examine the status of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of its integrated planning policy. The Subcommittee will focus on ways EPA can work with states and municipalities to...
By US DOT Newswire | May 12, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will meet next Wednesday, May 17th for a Full Committee hearing on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reform, and in particular the management of air traffic control services.
By US DOT Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: America’s infrastructure is the foundation of our economy, and to remain globally competitive, we must modernize this system using 21st century technology. A clear example is our aviation system.
By US DOT Newswire | May 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), EPW member and Co-Chair of the Senate Oceans Caucus, held a public roundtable highlighting the current state of coastal infrastructure across the ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 10, 2017
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 regarding a letter that Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent to Interior Secretary Zinke. The letter called for scrapping the current Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) final rule on methane emissions.
By US DOT Newswire | May 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the Fisheries, Wildlife and Water Subcommittee, led their EPW colleagues in calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator ...
