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Inhofe Statement on Final COP21 Climate Deal

News Release: Inhofe Statement on Final COP21 Climate Deal


News Release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released the statement below following the conclusion of the United Nations climate conference in Paris.


House Approves Bill to Reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board

News Release: The House of Representatives today unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to reauthorize and reform the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of the STB in regulating the U.S. freight rail industry.


News Release: I want to send my deepest thanks to all of you for coming to Paris to work on a climate agreement. I have heard good reports from my colleagues who just returned from Paris where they sent the message that President Obama's Climate Action Plan has strong support.


News Release: Inhofe Statement on Administration Officials Participation in COP21 Deal


House Approves Bipartisan Authorization of the Coast Guard

News Release: The House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that supports and strengthens the United States Coast Guard - one of our Nation’s five armed services - in its critical missions to save lives, safeguard our shores, and protect living marine resources.


News Release: The FAA and general aviation (GA) group’s #FlySafe national safety campaign aims to educate the GA community on how to prevent Loss of Control (LOC) accidents this flying season.


FAA Updates Airspace Obstructions Standards

News Release: Among the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) main priorities is to keep all users of our national airspace safe. To maintain the safest aerospace system in the world, the FAA must make sure the national airspace is navigable and free of obstructions.


Shuster Statement on GAO Report on Impacts of Budget Uncertainty on FAA

News Release: Statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) on the release today of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that examined the effects of past budget uncertainty on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):


House Passes 5-Year FAST Act to Invest in America’s Surface Transportation Infrastructure

News Release: The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, five-year legislation to improve America’s roads, bridges, public transit, and rail transportation systems and reform federal surface transportation programs.


Inhofe Raises Concerns Over Novel Social Cost of Methane Estimates

News Release: Inhofe Raises Concerns Over Novel Social Cost of Methane Estimates


Aviation Subcommittee to Hold Roundtable Meeting on FAA Air Traffic Controller Staffing

News Release: The Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will conduct a roundtable policy discussion next week on issues related to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) air traffic controller hiring, staffing and training plans.


Inhofe, Boxer Statement on Historic, Bipartisan Transportation Bill Becoming Law

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member, released the statement below after the President signed into law the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The bill, which passed both ...


Inhofe, Boxer Statement on Historic, Bipartisan Transportation Bill Becoming Law

News Release: Inhofe, Boxer Statement on Historic, Bipartisan Transportation Bill Becoming Law


House Passes 5-Year FAST Act to Invest in America’s Surface Transportation Infrastructure

News Release: The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, five-year legislation to improve America’s roads, bridges, public transit, and rail transportation systems and reform federal surface transportation programs.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member, issued the following statement today after the Senate voted 83 to 16 to pass the bipartisan House-Senate transportation conference report, Fixing America's ...


Inhofe Statement on Obama’s Request to Federal Court on Carbon Mandate

News Release: Inhofe Statement on Obama's Request to Federal Court on Carbon Mandate


Shuster, Inhofe, DeFazio, Boxer Announce Agreement on Surface Transportation Legislation

News Release: The leaders of the House and Senate lead committees working to reach a bicameral, bipartisan agreement on surface transportation legislation released a joint statement today on the Conference Report for the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.


News Release: Inhofe, Shuster, DeFazio, Boxer Announce Agreement on Surface Transportation Legislation


News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), the top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today signed the conference report on the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act - a historic transportation bill.