By US DOT Newswire | Oct 23, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Dr. Roy Crabtree, Regional Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 22, 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 annual meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Regional Fishing Management Council (RFMC) where they are debating the future of red snapper allocations. This week the Gulf Council is considering Amendment 40, which would divide the recreational red snapper sector.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 21, 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 resignation announcement of Allison Macfarlane, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 17, 2014
News Release: U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) and Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) today commended the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) and RTCA NextGen Advisory Committee’s (NAC) joint report, entitled “NextGen Priorities Joint Implementation Plan," laying out their roadmap for progress on four near-term capabilities of the Next Generation Air Transportation system (NextGen).
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 15, 2014
News Release: To help contain the current outbreak of the Ebola virus, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Ranking Member John Thune (R-South Dakota) today called for a temporary travel ban from affected...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 14, 2014
News Release: The Environment and Public Works Committee Republicans today released emails between top officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including Gina McCarthy, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which demonstrate the very close working relationship between the two organizations to develop the carbon rule - dating back to 2011 - two years before EPA has said the public had an opportunity to provide input.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 9, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter to Congressman Dave Camp, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Congressman Sander Levin, Ranking Member, about funding options for the Highway Trust Fund that she has provided to Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Levin. Senator Boxer is committed to finding a long-term funding solution for the Highway Trust Fund this year.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 8, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today led a letter, along with the top Republicans of the Senate Committees and Subcommittees with jurisdiction over the Endangered Species Act (ESA), to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding a report released today by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Inspector General (IG). The report focused on the steam generator replacement that resulted ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 2, 2014
News Release: An office within the federal agency responsible for protecting the interests of small businesses and helping ensure a strong economy has asked the Administration to withdraw a proposed rule that changes the scope of existing law without Congress’ authority and expand federal regulatory power under the Clean Water Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 25, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General’s report, entitled “ADS-B Benefits Are Limited Due to a Lack of Advanced Capabilities...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 23, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter, top Republican on the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) made the following statement on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today on the Department of Transportation's (DOT) administration of the transportation grant program created with the controversial 2009 "stimulus" funding.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 22, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding the increasingly negative agricultural and economic impacts that are the result of the Agency's inappropriately calculated risks and benefits analysis for certain pesticides.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 22, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Co-chair of the Senate Climate Action Task Force, issued the following statement on the need for action on climate change.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 22, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) announced two staff changes for the Committee today.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Co-chairs of the Senate Climate Action Task Force, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), spearheaded a letter signed by 26 Senators offering support for the People's Climate March. The March, which is expected to be one of the largest demonstrations about climate change in history, is taking place in New York City this weekend.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 18, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of Environment and Public Works Committee, is releasing the Boxer Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform counterproposal reflecting important changes needed to Senator Vitter's draft bill to ensure that the bill strengthens current law and protects public health. She is also releasing a critique of the Vitter TCSA proposal.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 18, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today announced the second part of his investigation into the collusion between environmental activists, lawyers and lobbyists, and the billionaires and their supporting foundations who use large sums of money to influence environmental public policy through propaganda campaigns and close ties with federal agencies.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 17, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved bipartisan legislation that improves the infrastructure, reduces costs, leverages private sector resources, creates greater accountability and transparency, and accelerates project delivery for Amtrak and the Nation’s passenger rail transportation system.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 17, 2014
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3 Panel) today released its final report and recommendations on how to balance the needs of the public and private sector when undertaking P3s to finance the Nation’s infrastructure. The Panel was tasked by Full...
