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Senate EPW Committee Sets the Record Straight on Obama’s Misguided Climate Agenda

News Release: Senate EPW Committee Sets the Record Straight on Obama's Misguided Climate Agenda


FAA Announces Revised Safety Rating for the Kingdom of Thailand

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Kingdom of Thailand does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been assigned a Category 2 ratingbased on a reassessment of the country’s civil aviation authority.


News Release: Inhofe Praises the House Voting to Block the President's Carbon Mandates


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 Statement on EPA's Announced RVO Levels for the RFS


News Release: Inhofe Statement on President Obama's Speech at International Climate Negotiations


FAA: Fly Safe With Your Drone

News Release: You’re heading to the stores on Black Friday to buy that shiny new camera-equipped drone you’ve been yearning for. You can’t wait to get into the sky and let loose your inner high-flying aerial photographer, right?


News Release: WASHINGTON - Please join Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Registration Task Force co-chairs Earl Lawrence and Dave Vos today for a 10: 5 a.m. (eastern time) teleconference call. To join, call 888-924-3230, passcode 334131. They will provide an overview on the recommendations in the Task Force’s report. The call will be listen-only. If you have questions please email laura.j.brown@faa.gov.


News Release: At the direction of the Secretary, the FAA announced the formation of a task force to develop a process for owners of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to register their aircraft. This group of experts embraced the challenge with the energy and creativity we expected and delivered its report to me ...


Inhofe Calls Out Lack of Management at White House CEQ

News Release: Inhofe Calls Out Lack of Management at White House CEQ


News Release: FT. WORTH, Texas - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $509,180 civil penalty against Martinaire Aviation, LLC, of Addison, Texas, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Material Regulations.


News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $240,500 civil penalty against Helicopter Transport Services, LLC of Corvallis, Ore., for allegedly operating a Sikorsky S61R10 helicopter when it was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.


News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $169,500 civil penalty against Sun Air Express, LLC, of Lititz, Penn., for allegedly operating aircraft that were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.


News Release: Inhofe, Blunt, Manchin Introduce Resolution on International Climate Agreement


News Release: Senators to Pres. Obama: No International Climate Funding without Senate Approval


Shuster Named Chair of Surface Transportation Bill Conference Committee

News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today was named Chairman of the bicameral surface transportation bill conference committee. The conference committee, meeting today, is comprised of the Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate responsible for...


FAA Proposes $200,000 Civil Penalty Against Detroit’s Wayne County Airport Authority

News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $200,000 civil penalty against Detroit’s Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) for allegedly failing to maintain safe airfield conditions during a November 2014 storm.


Hunter Statement from Hearing on Maritime Transportation’s Role in International Food Aid Programs

News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Joint Hearing with the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture on “U.S. International Food Aid Programs: Transportation Perspectives". Nov. 17, 2015. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The United...


News Release: Senate Delivers Inhofe 81st Birthday Present


Surface Transportation Conference Committee Meeting Scheduled

News Release: The House and Senate conference committee on surface transportation reauthorization legislation is scheduled to hold a public meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building. The meeting will also be webcast at www.transport.house.gov.