By US DOT Newswire | Jun 19, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with all EPW Republican Senators sent a letter to EPW Chairman Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), requesting a Committee hearing, with federal witnesses, to examine the impacts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recently proposed regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants that is part of the President's Climate Action Plan.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 19, 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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval of the Cameron Liquefaction Project in Hackberry, Louisiana.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 18, 2014
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “Maintaining Coast Guard Readiness". June 18, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared) . The Subcommittee is meeting today to review the Coast Guard’s major acquisition programs. After over a decade, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 17, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement announcing his opposition to Norman Bay to be Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 16, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter to Dr. Francesca Grifo, the Science Integrity Official for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), following up on a March 2014 letter requesting the research data from certain scientific ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 13, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on the status of the Coast Guard’s current acquisition program to replace aging vessels and aircraft, and the program’s sustainability.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 13, 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, sent a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding the semiannual report to Congress from the EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report reveals several instances in which EPA employees did not cooperate with the IG.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 13, 2014
News Release: The Aviation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will hold a hearing next week on airport financing and development.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 11, 2014
News Release: The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Special Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) will hold a roundtable policy discussion in New York City next week on the financial sector’s role and interest in participating in building various types of infrastructure projects in the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 11, 2014
News Release: Shuster and Gibbs Opening Statements. Hearing on “Potential Impacts of Proposed Changes to the Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Rule. June 11, 2014. (Remarks as Prepared). Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. In late April, the President published a proposed rule that...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Today the President signed into law the Conference Report to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA), bipartisan water resources legislation that cuts federal red tape and bureaucracy, streamlines the infrastructure project delivery process, fosters fiscal responsibility, and strengthens our water transportation networks to promote America’s competitiveness, prosperity, and economic growth.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 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 recent energy policies proposed by the Obama Administration, some of which are similar to European policies that have contributed to energy insecurity and economic decline.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and EPW Ranking Member, Senator David Vitter (R-LA), issued the statement below following the President's signing of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) into law. Senator Boxer ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Today the President signed into law the Conference Report to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA), bipartisan water resources legislation that cuts federal red tape and bureaucracy, streamlines the infrastructure project delivery process, fosters fiscal responsibility, and strengthens our water transportation networks to promote America’s competitiveness, prosperity, and economic growth.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and EPW Chairman Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), issued the statements below following the President's signing of the Water Resources and Reform Development Act (WRRDA) into law. Vitter was the lead Senate Republican on the conference committee who negotiated the final legislation.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 9, 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 Administration's proposed regulations for greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants, which were released last Monday.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 6, 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 Honorable Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, in which he commends Germany's efforts to lift its ban on hydraulic fracturing, and warns of environmental activist attacks. Vitter ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 6, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below regarding the White House's report on the health impacts of climate change which was released today.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 6, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the statement below following the release of the final report to the President by the Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 5, 2014
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) will hold a roundtable policy discussion next week on innovative approaches to delivering public buildings.
