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News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Bob Gibbs (R-OH) from today’s hearing entitled, “Practical Steps Toward a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Updates on Fuels, Ports, and Technology":

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Members of Congress Ask Secretary Buttigieg to Justify Federal Funds for Troubled California High Speed Rail Project
News Release: A dozen Members of Congress today, led by Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR), wrote to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg detailing their concerns with providing any additional federal funds to California’s high speed...

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Water Infrastructure Bill Heads to Senate Floor with Support from Advocates, Experts, Local Leaders
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C.-Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), yesterday led his EPW Committee colleagues in a unanimous vote reaffirming support for S.914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 , the first infrastructure legislation ...

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Carper Statement on the Trump Administration’s Failure to Warn Americans of Ethylene Oxide Emissions Health Risks
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), issued the following statement on a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General (IG) which found that the Trump Administration delayed informing residents in several Illinois communities about the increased health risks of exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO).
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Capito: We Need to Focus on Core Infrastructure
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today hosted a press conference along with Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) focused on infrastructure. During the press conference, Senator Capito and her Republican colleagues mapped out what a real bipartisan infrastructure package should look like.

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Notice published by Transportation Department on April 14
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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What did Transportation Department publish on April 14?
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published on April 14 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Transportation Department publishes notice on April 14
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Notice published by Transportation Department on April 14
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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What did Transportation Department publish on April 14?
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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Transportation Department publishes rule on April 14
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Initial Steps Toward Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Program, Encourages Businesses, Especially Small Businesses, to Begin Preparing for the Application Process
News Release: $3 billion available soon for eligible businesses hurt by the pandemic to help cover employee compensation costs for up to six months

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Chair DeFazio Statement from Members’ Day Hearing
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) during today’s Members’ Day Hearing on the infrastructure priorities of non-committee Members. Video of DeFazio’s opening statement is here. More information on the hearing, including a livestream and a list of Member testimony, can be found here.

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After Six-Hour Members’ Day Hearing, Chair DeFazio Says It’s Clear Congress Must Act on a Big, Bold Infrastructure Plan to Help Communities Across the U.S.
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement after an all-day, bipartisan hearing during which 63 non-committee Members submitted testimony to layout their districts’ infrastructure needs. The Members’ Day hearing comes on the heels of the release of the Biden-Harris administration’s American Jobs Plan, and ahead of the Committee’s plan to markup a surface transportation bill next month.

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House Republicans Introduce Bill to Modernize Infrastructure Project Reviews, Cut Costs, Rebuild America
News Release: Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) joined U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-WY), House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member...

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Opening Statement of Ranking Member Capito for Highway Trust Fund Committee Hearing
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing entitled, “Long-term Solvency of the Highway Trust Fund: Lessons Learned from the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives Program and Other User-based Revenue Solutions, and How Funding Uncertainty Affects the Highway Programs." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery...

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Carper Statement on President Biden’s EPA Nominees
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today issued the following statement applauding President Biden's nominations to the Environmental Protection Agency: Michal Freedhoff for Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Radhika Fox for Assistant Administrator for Water, and Faisal Amin for Chief Financial Officer...
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Capito Statement on Vote Against Brenda Mallory to Serve as White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement following her vote opposing Brenda Mallory as Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)...
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Mallory Confirmed to Chair Council on Environmental Quality
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today voted with a bipartisan majority in the Senate to confirm Brenda Mallory to be Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) by a vote of 53-45. Before the vote, Senator Carper spoke in favor of Mallory's confirmation on the Senate floor and urged his colleagues to support her nomination.

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