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News Release: Washington, DC - Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House today will restore transparency to the advertising of U.S. airline ticket prices, and ensure that airfare advertisements are not forced to hide the costs of government from consumers.

T&I Leaders’ Joint Statement on EU Aviation Emissions Cap & Trade Reversal

News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), Full Committee Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), released the following statement on the European Union’s reported agreement to reverse plans to impose a carbon tax on non-EU carriers operating long haul flights in and out of Europe...

Boxer Statement: Hearing on Preventing Potential Chemical Threats and Improving Safety: Oversight of the President’s Executive Order on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security

News Release: Statement of Chairman Boxer Hearing on Preventing Potential Chemical Threats and Improving Safety: Oversight of the President's Executive Order on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security March 6, 2014 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today, this Committee continues its important oversight ...

Senators Say Endangered Species Law Must Be Considered For Proposed NSPS for Power Plants

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), sent a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife ...

Shuster, Gibbs Concerned about Imperial Presidency & Administration’s Desire to Expand Federal Regulatory Authority Over Water

By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2014

News Release: Dear President Obama: We are deeply concerned with your recent push to dramatically expand federal jurisdiction over waters and wet areas in the United States. These actions are yet another example of a disturbing pattern of an imperial presidency that seeks to use brute force and executive action while...

Duncan Statement from Hearing on Role of P3s in Highway & Transit Projects

By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2014

News Release: Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). This is the second event, and first hearing, of the Panel on Public-Private Partnerships, or ‘P3s’. We are investigating how P3s can accelerate the delivery of projects across all modes of infrastructure. Today’s hearing will focus on how P3s can accelerate the...

Senators Urge “No” Vote on EPA Office of Water Nominee

By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2014

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led a group of Senators in a Dear Colleague letter, regarding the nomination of Kenneth Kopocis to be the Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Water. The letter states the Senators' concern surrounding Kopocis' involvement in EPA's attempt to significantly expand its authority under the CWA.

LoBiondo to Lead Congressional Hearing at FAA Technical Center in New Jersey

News Release: U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) will chair a Congressional field hearing at the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) William J. Hughes Technical Center, located at the Atlantic City International Airport, next Tuesday to examine the Technical Center’s pivotal role in FAA’s efforts to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system.

Subcommittee Will Hold Roundtable on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

News Release: The Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will hold a roundtable policy discussion on Wednesday to review how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can best utilize the data from the six unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test ranges.

Vitter: President’s Spending Agenda Lacks Necessary Reforms, Accountability for EPA

News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding President Obama's proposed fiscal year 2015 budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

House Approves Shuster’s HHEATT Legislation

News Release: (click for more information). The U.S. House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved legislation by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) that helps provide emergency relief to the ongoing propane and home heating fuels crisis in the United States. On February...

Public-Private Partnerships Panel Hearing to Focus on Highways and Transit Projects

By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee special panel focusing on public-private partnerships (P3s) will hold a hearing next week focusing on the role P3s play in the delivery of highway and transit projects.

Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Environmental Regulations’ Impacts on Maritime Transportation

By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 2014

News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week examining the impacts of federal environmental regulations on maritime transportation.

Vitter: EPA Proposal to Preemptively Shut Down Pebble Mine is Major Red Flag for Businesses

By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement to initiate a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404(c) veto process for the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Today's action continues EPA's attempt to predetermine the fate of the Pebble Mine before proponents have even applied for a federal environmental permit.

Senators Question Administration’s Secretive Global Climate Agenda

By US DOT Newswire | Feb 27, 2014

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the Administration's attempt to reach ...

Shuster Statement on Recent Transportation Funding Proposals

News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released a statement today following Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp’s recently announced tax reform plan that includes revenue dedicated to the Highway Trust Fund, to supplement the Trust Fund’s user fee revenues.

Senators Question OIG Investigation into EPA’s Failed Attempt to Shutdown Hydraulic Fracturing in Texas

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), former Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, lead a group of Senators in sending a letter to Inspector General Arthur Elkins Jr. of the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Senator Boxer's Statement: The Keystone Pipeline and the Threat to Human Health

News Release: Senator Barbara Boxer Keystone Pipeline and the Threat to Human Health Feb. 26, 2014 (As prepared for delivery) We are here today to share dramatic new information that will shine a spotlight on the health impacts of tar sands oil - health impacts that are already being felt in communities exposed ...

Vitter: Social Cost of Carbon Process Plagued by Lack of Transparency