By US DOT Newswire | Nov 9, 2011
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Full Committee Business Meeting to consider S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act November 9, 2011 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Colleagues - as we meet today to mark up S. 1813, MAP-21, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, 70,000 ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 9, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved S.1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), a bill to reauthorize the nation's transportation programs for two years, illustrating broad bipartisan support for passage by the full Senate. ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 4, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Committee, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, and Senator David Vitter (R-LA), Ranking Member ...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 3, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Senate Republicans blocked consideration of S.1769, the Rebuild America Jobs Act, President Obama's proposal that would invest $60 billion in the nation's infrastructure. Republicans also offered an alternative piece of legislation, S.1786, the Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, which would have led to job loss and included drastic rollbacks to public health protections. Both bills were voted down today in the Senate.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 20, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Committee, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, and Senator David Vitter (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, announced that they will markup a two-year surface transportation bill on Wednesday, November 9 at 10:00 a.m.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 18, 2011
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Full Committee Hearing "A Review of the 2011 Floods and the Condition of the Nation's Flood Control Systems" Oct. 18, 2011 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today's hearing will examine how our Nation's flood control systems responded to the flooding events of ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 17, 2011
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 transportation organizations and advocates at a press conference under the Route 16 “Mabscott Overhead Bridge" in Beckley to discuss the importance of Congress passing a robust multi-year surface transportation bill.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 13, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Amtrak today announced that a record 30.2 million passengers traveled on its trains in Fiscal Year 2011, far surpassing any other year on record. Despite this record ridership, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives continue to attempt to dismantle the carrier through paltry budgets and a partisan plan to privatize its operations.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 12, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Over the course of the last multi-year surface transportation authorization (SAFETEA-LU) from 2005 to 2009, every state received more funding for highway programs than what they contributed to the Highway Trust Fund, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report being released today that was requested by U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 12, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Leaders on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday introduced bipartisan legislation to create American jobs by investing $13.8 billion over five years through the State Revolving Fund (SRF) and other efforts to improve water quality.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 11, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Obama administration's announcement that the Crenshaw/LAX project is one of 14 infrastructure projects across the country that has been selected to receive accelerated reviews.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released an EPW Committee Majority Staff Report that sets the record straight about the essential contributions that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and landmark environmental ...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General report, "Procedural Review of EPA's Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes," which was released today...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 27, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) today released its annual Urban Mobility Report, finding that the cost of congestion continues to cost the United States over $100 billion annually. U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 23, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act (H.R.2401), legislation that would have devastating impacts on the health of children and families nationwide. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 22, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - With nearly 150,000 deficient American bridges that are crippling our Nation’s economic competitiveness from coast to coast, CEOs of 20 major U.S. corporations called on Congress to pass a robust multi-year surface transportation bill to create jobs and rebuild America. U.S. Representative...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 21, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) approved the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 (RESTORE Act), which establishes the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund to dedicate funding to ...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 15, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Senate vote today on H.R. 2887, which extends the existing surface transportation authorization bill, SAFETEA-LU, for six months...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives today passed legislation to keep the Nation’s aviation and surface transportation programs running while Congress completes its work on long-term reauthorizations.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 12, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the transportation extension...
