By US DOT Newswire | Dec 16, 2013
News Release: During 2013, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Republicans and ranking member U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), have been working to lift the veil of secrecy from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), especially regarding their use of hidden or otherwise dubious science.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 13, 2013
News Release: In 2013, U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) canceled a number of hearings that were crucial to the oversight work of the Committee. Below is a timeline and summation of each hearing that did not happen and what has not been accomplished.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA) will host a roundtable policy discussion in New York with people involved in private sector real estate to explore opportunities and uses for public-private partnerships in federal real estate.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee released two reports from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on the mismanagement and lack of internal controls at the Agency that led to a senior employee stealing nearly $900,000 of taxpayer funds and pretending to be a CIA agent. The reports also indicate others may have been involved.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 12, 2013
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and senior Committee Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) responded to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) announcement regarding its plans to examine continuing a ban on in-flight cell phone calls on U.S. commercial air service.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 11, 2013
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today kicked off the conversation to begin laying the groundwork for Congress’ next reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration and federal aviation programs.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 11, 2013
News Release: Statement of Senator Boxer EPW Oversight Hearing on Domestic Renewable Fuels Dec. 11, 2013 This oversight hearing will focus on the critically important Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS) and Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent proposal to set the 2014 renewable fuel volumes. Congress ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 10, 2013
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) will speak before the International Aviation Club of Washington, DC on Wednesday regarding the state of the aviation industry and his plans for developing the next aviation reauthorization.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 9, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - The Aviation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will examine the state of American aviation during a Congressional hearing on Thursday. The Subcommittee will receive testimony on the economic health of American aviation, including impediments to growth, as well as issues or policy areas that should be considered in the next Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 9, 2013
News Release: "He said what? No, I’ll be on this plane for hours. Please, I want to hear everything" #SaidNoOneEver #FlightSerenity pic.twitter.com/CHrDJGeUez
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 9, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced the General Duty Clarification Act of 2013, which would require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue both a regulation and guidance to ensure uniform enforcement of the Clean ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding the Department of Interior's rule change that will enable the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to extend the term of permits for renewable energy companies to kill migratory birds, including eagles, from 5 years to 30 years.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) will hold a hearing on Wednesday to examine why the Coast Guard is not meeting its mission performance targets and whether those targets are truly achievable, given the variety of its missions, the condition of its assets, and the resources available.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 5, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - A hearing of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, chaired by U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI), will examine demands on the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) New Starts program.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 4, 2013
News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today approved several measures, including a lease renewal for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that will save taxpayers nearly $150 million.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 4, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda), which was released on Nov. 26, 2013. The Fall 2013 Agenda lays out 134 ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 2, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, commented on a report released by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) today on the impact of the federal wind energy tax credits for each state. According to the report, Louisiana taxpayers pay more than $39 million per year to subsidize wind energy production.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 22, 2013
News Release: Bipartisan leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Aviation Subcommittee today wrote to Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urging him to protect U.S. aircraft operators from unfairly being subjected to a European Union aviation emissions cap and trade system while a global plan to reduce emissions is being developed.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 22, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), announced that AllenCo has notified her that it has heeded her call to suspend operations at its oil and gas pumping facility in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Senator Boxer first called for this action earlier this month when she learned that residents in the community, including children, have reported terrible chemical odors and experienced severe health impacts.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 21, 2013
News Release: Senator Boxer's Message on the UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland
