By US DOT Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx, urging him to take immediate action to address rail tank car safety and other significant pipeline and hazardous materials safety hazards.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced the Democratic Subcommittee Ranking Members of the Committee for the 114th Congress. Full subcommittee rosters will be announced next week.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation John Garamendi (D-CA), applauded efforts by the Obama Administration to coordinate a government wide approach to addressing U.S. interests in the Arctic.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to President Obama's State of the Union Address...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 16, 2015
News Release: FAA Proposes $533,000 Civil Penalty Against Sears Holdings
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 16, 2015
News Release: The first hearing of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the 114th Congress will focus on FAA reauthorization, and reforming and streamlining the regulatory certification processes, a key to helping the United States remain a global leader in aviation.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 16, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $450,000 civil penalty against SkyWest Airlines, Inc. of St. George, Utah, for allegedly operating aircraft that were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 16, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement about findings released today by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showing that 2014 was the hottest year on record globally in 134 years of record keeping.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 16, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $390,000 civil penalty against Horizon Air Industries of SeaTac, Wash., for allegedly operating Bombardier DHC-8 aircraft that were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced the 25 Democratic Members of the Committee for the 114th Congress. Twenty-three of the Members served on the Committee in the previous Congress. The Democrats welcome two Members new to the Committee, Representatives Jared Huffman and Julia Brownley, who both represent districts in California.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the White House announced its plan to cut dangerous methane pollution by 40-45 percent by 2025 from 2012 levels.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer, Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the statement below urging Republican leadership to immediately turn to a long-term surface transportation bill that will support millions of jobs instead of the Keystone tar sands pipeline bill.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 13, 2015
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced his selections for the Committee’s six subcommittee chairmen and the Full Committee Vice Chairman for the 114th Congress.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) pushed back on a decision by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to open the United States border to Mexican-domiciled trucking companies.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 11, 2015
News Release: Statement of. The Honorable Peter DeFazio. H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act. January 9, 2015. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the bill.Here we go again. For the tenth time in the last four years, we will vote on short-circuiting the review process for the Keystone XL pipeline, a pipeline that is...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below after the Nebraska Supreme Court overturned a lower-court ruling that blocked a state law giving the governor the ability to unilaterally approve the route of the ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today was given unanimous support from his colleagues on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to become chairman for the 114th Congress. In conjunction, Inhofe announced today top priorities for the EPW Committee as well as announced staff hires to serve the EPW majority.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C.--Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) blasted the House Republican Leadership for passing legislation that bypasses federal agencies to allow construction on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. DeFazio helped lead Democratic opposition to the controversial legislation, which has been considered by the House ten times.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 2015
News Release: The proliferation of small, relatively inexpensive unmanned aircraft (UAS) presents the Federal Aviation Administration with a challenge in identifying people who don’t follow the rules of the air or who endanger the nation’s airspace. So, the agency is asking the law enforcement community for help.
