By US DOT Newswire | Nov 18, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding today's vote in the U.S. Senate to authorize building the Keystone XL pipeline. S. 2280 failed in the Senate today 59 - 41.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 17, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today made the following statement regarding the first oil at Tubular Bells, a deepwater oil and gas field off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. This site is where the very first offshore rig of its kind was designed and constructed entirely in the United States. Much of the rig construction took place in Houma, La.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: The Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a hearing next week focused on preparing the next reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the modernization and operation of the U.S. airspace.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: Today the House approved a bill to move forward with construction of the Keystone XL pipeline project, to create thousands of American jobs and increase the Nation’s energy security.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 14, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding President Obama's nominee, Jeff Baran, to fill a full term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Baran was first nominated to serve on the NRC in September 2014, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, along with U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and other Chairmen and Ranking Members of congressional committees and subcommittees with jurisdiction, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), wrote to President Obama requesting his opinion on legislation that would authorize and build the Keystone XL Pipeline.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and other Chairmen and Ranking Members of congressional committees and subcommittees ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 13, 2014
News Release: Thank you, Chairman Boxer, for convening today's hearing, and I would also like to thank our Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board Nominees, Ms. Lodge and Mr. Walter for being here today to testify before this committee.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 12, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today made the following statement regarding President Obama's announcement of a climate deal with China.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 12, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding pending legislation that would authorize and build the Keystone XL Pipeline.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 12, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today made the following statement regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) decision to list the Gunnison sage grouse as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In addition to the threatened ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 10, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today joined the 60 Plus Association in Metairie, La., to unveil a new report, "Energy Bills Strain Louisiana's Seniors' Budgets," which finds proposed regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would disproportionately impact Louisiana's senior population.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 10, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding the U.S. oil and gas industry's continued efforts to hire a larger percentage of American veterans.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 6, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding a recent federal court decision in Utah, which sides with States' rights and private property owner advocates who argue that the federal government infringed on property ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 2, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Synthesis Report. The report combines information from three previous working group reports and provides a scientific foundation to address climate change, utilize clean energy, and grow the economy.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 30, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today offered support to the Pacific Legal Foundation's petition for the Supreme Court to review a U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that undermines landowners and expands the federal government's ability to leverage the Clean Water Act against small businesses, compounding concerns with the controversial "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 30, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today highlighted three major rules that could be enacted over the course of the next two years and would have devastating impacts on the U.S. economy. Vitter highlighted recent comments from his Senate colleagues implying the President's lame duck work period is not relevant.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 29, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released brief summaries of five EPW Republicans staff reports that take a hard look at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and matters of critical energy, environment and public policy concern. ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 23, 2014
News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD) urged President Obama to consider all existing options to protect U.S. citizens and deliver aid and resources to West Africa in the ongoing effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak.
