By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Senator Boxer's Statement for Signing Ceremony for the Los Angeles Metro Purple Line Extension Project
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Senator Boxer's Floor Statement on the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA)
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding a contractor employed by the Agency who may be intentionally obstructing imports for private businesses.
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that the House has passed the Conference Report for H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), which authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve the nation’s water infrastructure, such as dams, locks, ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly (412 to 4) approved bipartisan water resources reform 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 | May 20, 2014
News Release: Chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA). Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials. Hearing on “A Review of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011". May 20, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Our hearing today will focus on the implementation of the Pipeline...
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter, the lead Senate Republican negotiator for the Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA), said the overwhelming support in the U.S. House of Representatives signals smooth passage in the Senate too. A vote is expected in the Senate later this week.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: The Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), will hold a hearing this week on the Federal Protective Service and improving the security of Federal facilities.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 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 memoranda announcing that the Agency will not have the results of an analysis to be included in scientific assessments in support of EPA's lowered ozone standard before the Clean Air Act Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Panel meeting.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, made the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final Clean Water Act (CWA) section 316(b) rule, which impacts cooling water systems at power plants and industrial facilities.
By US DOT Newswire | May 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), today announced that they will join other leading members of the House and Senate at a "Wake up Congress for Climate Action" press event on Wednesday, May 21st at 4:00 p.m. ET in Dirksen Senate Office Building room G-50.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary Penny Pritzker of the U.S. Department of Commerce, requesting a meeting to discuss the Louisiana Congressional delegation's concerns regarding the allocation of funds from the Resources and Ecosystem Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act).
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2014
News Release: House Floor Remarks of U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, II
By US DOT Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week to examine the proliferation of new ocean technologies, how such technologies could improve government performance, and any impediments that exist in the use of such technologies.
By US DOT Newswire | May 16, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, chaired by U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week to review the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 and the implementation of reforms included in that legislation.
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - The Conference Report to H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), was filed in the House of Representatives today. WRRDA was introduced in the House by Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), Committee Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV), Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Tim Bishop (D-NY).
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2014
News Release: The Conference Report to H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), was filed in the House of Representatives today. WRRDA was introduced in the House by Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), Committee Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV), Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Tim Bishop (D-NY).
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2014
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) will hold a roundtable policy discussion next week on opportunities for aviation and P3s.
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2014
News Release: Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved S.2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, a long-term bipartisan bill to reauthorize the nation's transportation programs for six years at current funding plus inflation, illustrating broad bipartisan support for passage by the ...
By US DOT Newswire | May 15, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved S.2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, a long-term bipartisan bill to reauthorize the nation's transportation programs for six years at current funding plus inflation, illustrating broad bipartisan support ...
