By US DOT Newswire | Sep 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 Rhea Suh's transition from Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior to President of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Suh's nomination to become Interior's Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks will be withdrawn.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 16, 2014
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3 Panel), led by Panel Chairman U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) and Panel Ranking Member U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA), will release its final report and recommendations to the Full Committee during a press conference on Wednesday.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 16, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after the full Senate confirmed Jeffery M. Baran and Stephen G. Burns to be Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 16, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding an updated Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that shows a higher number of coal fired power plants will be closing and fewer will be retrofitted than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) predicted. The report suggests the closures are due to EPA's regulations, such as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 15, 2014
News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), is scheduled to mark up the following legislation at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 11, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders today introduced 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 11, 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 Committee vote on the nominations for Jeffery Baran and Stephen Burns to be members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Due to the change of the Senate rules, nominees only need a simple majority to pass. Therefore, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can force through unqualified nominees.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 11, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C.- In a bipartisan vote, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee today approved the nominations of Jeffery M. Baran and Stephen G. Burns to be Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The nominations will now go to the full Senate for consideration.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer “Hearing on the Nominations of Jeffery M. Baran and Stephen G. Burns to be Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission" September 9, 2014 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today, the EPW Committee is considering two nominees for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 9, 2014
News Release: Bipartisan legislation to prevent the Administration from bypassing Congress, changing the scope of existing law without authority, and expanding its own limited powers to regulate waters under the Clean Water Act, was approved by the House of Representatives today.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 8, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) announced the appointment of Naveen C. Rao as counsel on the Aviation Subcommittee.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 5, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week to examine issues impacting the U.S. merchant marine, the fleet of U.S. documented, or flagged, commercial vessels which carries imports and exports during peacetime and becomes a naval auxiliary to deliver troops and war materiel during wartime.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 4, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, chaired by U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI), will hold a hearing next week on the federal environmental review and permitting process for surface transportation infrastructure projects.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 4, 2014
News Release: Today U.S. Environment and Public Works Committee Republicans released a report entitled, "Critical Thinking on Climate Change: Empirical Evidence to Consider Before Taking Regulatory Action and Implementing Economic Policies."
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 3, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released documents demonstrating further connections between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The NRDC was allegedly instrumental in drafting the EPA's carbon emission rule.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 2, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, along with Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Rep. ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 27, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council public hearing this week, during which they will consider a proposal to divide the recreational red snapper sector, further partitioning the annual fishery allocations.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, took issue with the Obama Administration for continuing its slow implementation of critical bridge safety reforms. A new U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) Inspector General...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 26, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), sent a follow-up letter to Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), requesting further documentation surrounding the senior manager responsible for a controversial chemical risk assessment.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 21, 2014
News Release: A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official agreed to work with U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), local officials in Pennsylvania, and other stakeholders to try to resolve outstanding hazard mitigation efforts that cannot move forward due to a new FEMA policy that bans fracking underneath any property purchased with FEMA mitigation funds.
