By US DOT Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA). Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Hearing on “Disaster Mitigation: Reducing Costs and Savings Lives". April 3, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today’s hearing will focus on disaster mitigation and what communities...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 2, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the House Budget Committee marks up the Fiscal Year 2015 budget resolution today, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) slammed the proposal, saying it “would cripple the U.S. transportation system and leave millions of individuals and businesses stranded with little to no transportation options."
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 2, 2014
News Release: Dear Mr. Dodaro: We write to request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct evaluations of two separate studies offered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in support of the changes made to the hours of service (HOS) regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 2, 2014
News Release: OPENING STATEMENT. THE HONORABLE ANDRÉ CARSON, RANKING MEMBER. SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. OVERSIGHT HEARING ON DISASTER MITIGATION: REDUCING COSTS AND SAVING LIVES. April 3, 2014. Good morning and welcome to our witnesses. Chairman Barletta, thank you...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 2, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today commented on a report released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (IG) that reviews the processes and laws surrounding human testing done by the Agency used in research studies.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2014
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that authorizes the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to carry out its vital missions, improves USCG mission effectiveness, helps replace and modernize aging Coast Guard assets in a cost effective manner, enhances oversight, and...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), and Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), sent a letter to Nancy Stoner, Acting Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 31, 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 recently released White House interagency guidance on methane from which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin to consider regulating greenhouse gases from oil and gas producers.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 28, 2014
News Release: Next week, a hearing of the Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), will hold a hearing on disaster mitigation and what local communities and individuals can do to reduce their risks, lower costs, and protect their homes and families.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed budget and program priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2015.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: A Congressional hearing, chaired by U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), will focus on reauthorization of the hazardous materials (hazmat) safety program of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: Statement of Chairman Boxer Hearing on MAP-21 Reauthorization: State and Local Perspectives on Transportation Priorities and Funding March 27, 2014 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today's hearing will provide the EPW Committee the opportunity to hear from state and local officials and transportation ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Dr. Christopher Frey, Chairman of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to make transparent, independent recommendations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The letter relays Vitter's concerns with the continued lack of transparency by the EPA when creating and implementing air regulations and the associated health benefits.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2014
News Release: Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Hearing on “President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request For Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs". March 26, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The Subcommittee is meeting today to hear testimony...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced two senior staff changes.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 26, 2014
News Release: Statement of Chairman Boxer Oversight Hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget March 26, 2014 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) I welcome Administrator Gina McCarthy to this oversight hearing on the 2015 budget for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA's mission ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 25, 2014
News Release: Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not review a 2013 Appeals Court decision that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not exceed its power when it stripped the Spruce No. 1 Mine of a permit for a large mountaintop mine in West Virginia.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 25, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) today criticized the Obama Administration for pushing forward with its plans to dramatically expand federal jurisdiction over waters and wet areas in the United States.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 25, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led all EPW Republican Senators in sending a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding funding for state drinking water investments.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 25, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) introduced the "Regulatory Fairness Act of 2014," which would limit the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) role in reviewing Clean Water Act (CWA) permits by prohibiting the agency from preemptive or retroactively vetoing a permit under Section 404 of the Act.
