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News Release: A Congressional hearing today focused on the potential benefits, impacts, and policy issues related to the development and implementation of driverless vehicle technology on America’s highways.

Rahall, Committee Members Kickoff WRRDA Conference

News Release: Madam Chairman, let me begin by congratulating you on being elected as Chairman of the Conference and welcoming all of the Members of the Conference. As we discussed yesterday with Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Vitter, we all come here with a mutual desire to develop a path forward that gets this important water resources legislation to the desk of the President for his signature.

Vitter: Progress on Yucca Mountain Unlikely to Happen Under Previous Leadership and Without Litigation

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement on the announcement from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) directing its staff to complete the safety evaluation report for the Yucca Mountain project, which had been stalled since 2010. The NRC's action was mandated by the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in August 2013.

Shuster Names New Highways and Transit Subcommittee Staff Director

News Release: Washington, DC - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced that Murphie Barrett has been named Staff Director of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee.

Vitter: Energy Production Helps Economy, Asks OMB to Update Revenue Numbers for Oil, Gas, Coal, Wind & Solar

By US DOT Newswire | Nov 18, 2013

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting an update on the economic data for domestic energy development, including oil and gas, coal, wind, and solar. Such an update will inform policy makers and help the American people understand the financial impacts of various energy sources on the federal treasury.

Hearing on Redeveloping Federal Property through Public Private Partnerships

News Release: Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA) will lead a Congressional hearing on Tuesday on Federal Triangle South in Washington, D.C. as a case study for redeveloping underutilized federal properties through public private partnerships.

Vitter, 2 House Chairmen Want to Halt EPA’s Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Change – a Takeover of Private Property

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and two House Chairmen are asking the Administration to halt the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rulemaking that would greatly expand federal Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction. EPA has ...

Senator Boxer Again Calls for AllenCo to Suspend Operations in University Park After the Company Fails to Respond

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, wrote a second letter to AllenCo calling on the company to immediately suspend operations at its oil and gas pumping facility in the University Park neighborhood in South Los Angeles while an investigation is conducted into reports of severe chemical odors affecting the community.

Vitter: EPA Finally Acknowledges Renewable Fuel Standard Mandate is Unsustainable, Admits Need for Further Reduction

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), lead Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed 2014 Renewable Fuel Volumetric Obligations for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). EPA's proposal recognizes ...

WRRDA Moves Forward with House Conferee Appointments

News Release: Washington - Today, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) issued the following statements after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) named the members selected to serve on the House-Senate...

Shuster Statement from Hearing on "Progress Report: Hurricane Sandy Recovery – One Year Later"

News Release: Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The purpose of today’s hearing is to review the progress of the gathered agencies in implementing the recovery objectives, and meeting programmatic deadlines authorized and mandated in the “Sandy Supplemental.". Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012...

House Approves Bill to Improve General Aviation Safety through Streamlined Regulatory Process

News Release: Washington, DC - The House of Representatives today unanimously approved the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 (H.R. 1848) a bill that helps streamline the general aviation regulatory regime for aircraft certification in a manner that will improve safety, reduce costs, and stimulate innovation.

WRRDA Moves Forward with House Conferee Appointments

News Release: Today, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) issued the following statements after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) named the members selected to serve on the House-Senate conference committee tasked with resolving the differences between the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (H.R. 3080) and the Senate’s version of the water resources legislation.

Vitter & Manchin: EPA Twisting Clean Water Act to Shut Down Mining Jobs