By US DOT Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, U.S. Representative Timothy H. Bishop (D-NY), top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and 50 of their colleagues in Congress today urged President Barack Obama to ensure water infrastructure investments are part of any plan to create American jobs.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, tonight released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s address to a Joint Session of Congress on jobs...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unanimously approved the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, which funds highway programs at current levels through Jan. 31, 2012. SAFETEA-LU, which is the existing surface transportation authorization legislation, expires on September 30th. After the Committee markup, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), EPW Chairman, issued the following statement...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 8, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after President Obama's jobs speech tonight...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 2, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on President Obama's decision to withdraw consideration of the new protections against smog pollution that were proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today released the state-by-state impacts on job losses if the current surface transportation authorization bill is not extended by September 30. Senators Boxer and Johnson sent a letter to their colleagues in the Senate highlighting the urgent need for a short-term extension.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 10, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement concerning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that it has signed a binding agreement with Western Environmental Inc. and Waste Reduction Technologies to eliminate harmful odors that have plagued the community of Mecca, California.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 9, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's new fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including semi trucks and buses, built in model years 2014 through 2018.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 4, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today released the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced, subject to Senate approval, a proposal to move the process forward that would end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 3, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today released the following statement on the 30th anniversary of the air traffic controller strike...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 2, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Despite last minute pleas by House Democrats to solve the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shutdown, House Republican leaders closed up shop for the month of August, ensuring the devastating damage from the Republican-led FAA shutdown will last for at least another month.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 2, 2011
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Full Committee and Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Joint Hearing "Review of the NRC's Near-Term Task Force Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century" Aug. 2, 2011 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today is the fourth time the ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- On the tenth day of the Republican-led shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that has cost tens of thousands of American jobs and nearly $300 million in lost revenue, U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) standards for cars, pick-up trucks, ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 29, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Continuing their ‘my way or the runway’ shotgun approach, House Republican leaders refuse to end the senseless shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has jeopardized nearly 90,000 American jobs, furloughed 3,600 engineers, safety analysts, and aviation experts, and has cost nearly $200 million in lost revenue.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Citing a first-ever report released today by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) that found America’s crumbling surface transportation infrastructure will cost the economy more than 877,000 jobs, U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) released the following statement on the introduction of companion bills to name the U.S. courthouse currently under construction in Bakersfield, California, after Judge ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 21, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Richard Shelby, R-Ala., today introduced legislation that calls for dedicating at least 80% of BP penalties paid under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to Gulf states to invest in the long-term health of the coastal ecosystem and its economies. Joining ...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today warned that tactics by House Republicans to force major policy provisions into an otherwise noncontroversial funding extension for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could jeopardize efforts to enact a multi-year reauthorization.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 19, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. House Transportation Committee leaders will hold a press conference tomorrow, July 20th, to discuss the introduction of bipartisan legislation regarding the European Union’s unilateral decision to require participation of U.S. air carriers and other operators in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme.
