By US DOT Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Oversight Hearing on Implementation of Corps of Engineers Water Resources Policies February 7, 2013 Today, we continue this Committee's oversight of the Army Corps of Engineers by looking at its water resources policies and how they impact communities across the nation. ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 5, 2013
News Release: Senator David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and fellow Committee member Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) in a letter today urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the science behind an economically significant new rule tightening the national ambient air quality standards for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and to hold off on implementation and enforcement.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 2013
News Release: Senator David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with six other Senators urged Chairman Allison Macfarlane of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to carefully approach regulatory changes before implementing costly requirements.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 4, 2013
News Release: Today Senator David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led five Senators in a bipartisan letter urging President Obama not to move forward with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal for Tier 3 regulations addressing the sulfur content in gasoline, and called into question the need for Tier 3. These new regulations are discretionary, not mandated, and EPA has yet to demonstrate a need for new, stricter standards.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 1, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican of the Environment and Public Works Committee, led a group of 23 Senators questioning the administration on how the proposed changes to economic impact analyses required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) could potentially hide the true impact of a species listing on jobs and private property rights across the nation.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today announced that Jeremy Symons will join her EPW team as Deputy Staff Director. He will focus on environmental issues, including clean water, air quality, wildlife, and climate change.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican of the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding today's announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the 2013 Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS) and the required volume obligation for cellulosic biofuel. Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated EPA's unrealistic 2012 projection for cellulosic biofuel production.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 31, 2013
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and the Need to Invest in the Nation's Ports Jan. 31, 2013 Before we begin the first hearing of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) in the 113th Congress, I would like to welcome the Committee's new ranking member, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 30, 2013
News Release: Today Senator David Vitter (R-La.), the top Republican of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) asked Attorney General Eric Holder to clarify the Department of Justice's (DOJ) policy for choosing who has violated the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, after observing an apparent bias toward pursuing cases involving oil and gas producers, and not wind energy producers.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 30, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer, Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, joined with 15 of her Senate colleagues on a letter to President Obama urging him to nominate a strong leader as the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The letter called for ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 29, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Legislation authored by U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, that solidifies Indian Country’s tribal sovereignty during disasters and emergency situations is expected to be signed into law by the President in the coming days. Rahall’s language was included as part of H.R. 152 which was approved by the Senate last night after being passed in the House earlier this month.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 29, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after Secretary LaHood announced that he will not serve a second term as Transportation Secretary.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 29, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC - The Congress has sent legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.) to be signed into law by the President that will require FEMA to reassess the guidelines used to evaluate requests for Individual Assistance following disasters such as last year’s Derecho.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 29, 2013
News Release: U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-La.) today made the following comment regarding news reports that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will not serve a second term.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 29, 2013
News Release: In a joint letter sent today, Senator David Vitter (R-La.), the top Republican of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, questioned James Martin, Region 8 Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding his use of a non-official e-mail account to conduct official business, potentially violating federal transparency laws.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 28, 2013
News Release: A bipartisan bill to speed up assistance to communities recovering from Hurricane Sandy and reduce the costs of the recovery process is on its way to the President for his signature.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 25, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding a court decision to vacate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2012 Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) projection for cellulosic biofuel production...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 23, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today called out the Obama Administration for not meeting obligations of informing the public and Congress of its regulatory agenda. Specifically, Vitter wants answers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who failed to release their mandated regulatory flexibility agenda for an unprecedented eight months.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C.- U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Democratic Leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that the Committee Democratic Caucus has selected Subcommittee Ranking Members for each of its six panels.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced the appointments of the panel’s six subcommittee vice chairmen.
