By US DOT Newswire | Feb 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Oversight: Modernization of the Endangered Species Act." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 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), delivered the following remarks at a committee oversight hearing on “Modernization of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)." The hearing focused on the need to modernize the ESA in order to better improve recovery rates and the eventual delisting of recovered species.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 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), welcomed Wyoming's former Democratic Governor David Freudenthal to the committee.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a committee oversight hearing on “Modernization of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)." The hearing focused on the need to modernize the ESA in order to better improve recovery rates and the eventual delisting of recovered species. At the hearing, committee members and witnesses, on a bipartisan basis, agreed that the ESA can be improved and modernized.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Minority Members of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led by Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), have sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging him to postpone a vote on the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be administrator of the Environmental ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced the appointment of Misty McGowen as the Committee’s Director of Outreach and Coalitions.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 10, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - The Subcommittee on Aviation will begin a series of hearings next week as part of its preparations for developing the next Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, a key legislative effort in ensuring a modern 21st century infrastructure and transportation policies.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 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), sent a letter to Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Catherine McCabe to request an extension of the comment period for the proposed rule titled: ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 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 welcoming Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) as a member of the EPW committee. Sen. Shelby is taking the committee seat that was vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2017
News Release: The FAA has spent $7.5 billion in congressionally appropriated funds on the air traffic modernization program known as NextGen over the past seven years. That investment has resulted in $2.7 billion in benefits to passengers and the airlines to date, and is expected to yield more than $160 billion in benefits through 2030.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 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), announced the following Republican members of EPW's four subcommittees, during the 115th Congress...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2017
News Release: Joint statement from Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA); Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA); and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA) on the Department of the Army’s intent to grant an easement in connection with the Dakota Access Pipeline...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed two Delawareans to testify at the committee's first policy hearing in the 115th Congress, which focused on modernizing our nation's infrastructure. Tony Pratt serves as Administrator ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 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), welcomed Wyoming's own William “Bill" T. Panos to the committee. Mr. Panos is the director for the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing, “Oversight: Modernizing our Nation's Infrastructure." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 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 oversight hearing on “Modernizing our Nation's Infrastructure." The hearing focused on the infrastructure needs of the country, particularly in rural communities.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 7, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) offered three solutions to repair the nation’s ports, airports, roads, bridges and transit without adding to the deficit.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 7, 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 the Army Corps of Engineers' (Army Corp) intention to grant an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline project.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to the Center for Media and Democracy's lawsuit seeking expedited access to Scott Pruitt's email communications with oil and gas industry officials during his time as Attorney General of Oklahoma.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 6, 2017
News Release: The key to America’s future competitiveness is making investments in an infrastructure that is ready to take on the challenges of the 21st century. That’s the central message Chairman Bill Shuster and members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee delivered during the Committee’s first...
