By US DOT Newswire | Jul 9, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), member of the Finance Committee and Chairman of the EPW Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement opposing the House Ways ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 8, 2014
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) will hold a roundtable policy discussion Thursday to explore the potential for P3s for America’s ports and waterways.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 8, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, last week introduced two amendments to S. 2363, the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014. The bill will be considered on the Senate floor this week.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today announced that several of his provisions are included in the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014. Vitter worked to include reauthorization of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, as well as updated language for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 3, 2014
News Release: Congress must act on transportation funding by Aug. 1 or jobs will be lost
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 2, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to the President of the Republic of France François Hollande, regarding recent reports that the French government may be considering lifting the ban on hydraulic fracturing.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 1, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led ten Senators in sending a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding the effects the recently proposed "waters of the United States" rule could have on fireworks displays across the nation.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 30, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), issued the statement below after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the threat to U.S. military facilities posed by climate change.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 27, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding yesterday's decision by the Gulf of Mexico Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) to postpone consideration of Amendment 28, which would update the red snapper allocations for the first time in over 20 years.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 26, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led a group of seven Senators in sending a letter to Nancy Stoner, Acting Assistant Administrator of the Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding EPA's attempts to impose stormwater regulations upon American military bases and the Agency's controversial proposal to expand their federal authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 25, 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 letter to Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding how the EPA's Office of ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Press Conference with Transportation Leaders to Signal Highway Trust Fund Facing a Mayday Situation June 25, 2014 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today, we are facing a mayday situation, and I am here to send an SOS call to Congress and the American people. We are ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sent a letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of Interior, regarding the Department's oil and gas leasing plan for 2017 through 2022 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) welcomed Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and its autonomous vehicle to the Nation’s capital today, as CMU begins two days of demonstrations of the innovative technology for Members of Congress, Administration officials, and others.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced two amendments to S. 2363, the Sportsmen's Act of 2014. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated last week that the Sportsmen's bill would be on the Floor this week; however, he has postponed debate.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to William Craig Fugate, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), regarding allegations that the Agency may not be fulfilling its obligations to support the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in timely reviewing the safety requirements for decommissioning nuclear power plants.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 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 Supreme Court decision on whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) went beyond their scope of authority as mandated by the Clean Air Act (CAA).
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision affirming the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to set carbon pollution standards for major industrial sources, including power plants.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 2014
News Release: Bring your questions about driverless vehicles and connected vehicle technologies to the Transportation Facebook Page. The conversation will be led by T&I Members Larry Bucshon and Bob Gibbs, who will speak on their experiences riding in Carnegie Melon University's driverless car and how innovations in transportation will shape our future.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), sent a letter to Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), and Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Administrator of ...
