By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today was joined by Committee Members in introducing legislation to ensure that all Federal transportation and infrastructure investments support American jobs and domestic manufacturing.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 5, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - In a letter sent today, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 4, 2013
News Release: The proposal to relocate the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will be the subject of a hearing to be chaired by Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 4, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will be joined by Committee Members tomorrow in introducing legislation which strengthens ‘Buy America’ laws to ensure Federal Transportation and Infrastructure investments support American jobs.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 4, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), the top Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Air and Radiation, Assistant Administrator, Gina McCarthy, seeking the science underpinning new air quality rules and criticizing the agency's lack of transparency and use of secret data.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 4, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy to become the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). McCarthy currently serves as the Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 1, 2013
News Release: The importance of freight and passenger rail to America’s transportation system and the economy will be the focus of the first hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials under Chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA).
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 1, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement in reference to the U.S. State Department's draft environmental impact report on the Keystone XL pipeline that was released...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 1, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration's release of the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Keystone XL pipeline permit application.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today approved a number of General Services Administration (GSA) leases for federal work space that will save taxpayers over $350 million with reductions in space for federal agencies and more efficient utilization rates.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led three Subcommittee Ranking Members to follow up on requested information related to a "sue and settle" agreement made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with the Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians. In May 2012, Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), requested the information, but to date, there has been no response.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 27, 2013
News Release: The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today could not provide information to support claims that the nation may expect 90-minute flight delays due to the sequester cuts.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 26, 2013
News Release: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), held the panel’s first hearing of the 113th Congress today on the U.S. Coast Guard’s allocation of its personnel and resources among its multiple missions, as well as on how the Service measures mission performance.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 26, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to President Obama today asking if the Administration will stand behind their statements that they do not support and would not propose a carbon tax, and denounce the bill in the Senate to implement a carbon tax. U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) recently introduced legislation to implement a carbon tax.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 26, 2013
News Release: In a joint letter sent today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), the top Republican of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate EPW Subcommittee on Oversight, reached out to Bob Perciasepe, the acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to encourage the advancement of transparency and accountability in government.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 26, 2013
News Release: Dear Secretary LaHood: Since August of 2012, Congress has attempted to gather information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding spend plans under the current continuing resolution and in preparation for the possibility of a budget sequestration that may take effect on March 1 of this...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 25, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today made the following statement regarding the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals who will consider an appeal by Drakes Bay Oyster Company in Point Reyes, Calif., an oyster farm who was recently denied an extension of their 40-year operating permit by the U.S. Department of Interior (Interior).
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 25, 2013
News Release: Subcommittee on Aviation Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) will hold a hearing on Wednesday to focus on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) progress in implementing the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, following the one-year anniversary of the measure being signed into law. This will be the first hearing of the Subcommittee in the 113th Congress, as well as LoBiondo’s first as Aviation Chairman.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 22, 2013
News Release: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD), and House Subcommittee on Aviation Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Administration’s announcement regarding sequestration’s potential impact on the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. aviation...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 22, 2013
News Release: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) will hold the panel’s first hearing of the Congress to examine how the U.S. Coast Guard allocates personnel and resources among its multiple missions, as well as how the Service measures mission performance.
