— Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rick Larsen (D-WA) issued the following statement following a Government Accountability Office (GAO) legal opinion concluding that the Trump Administration violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 by illegally withholding funds for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.“News flash for the Trump Administration: you can’t simply ignore the law w… Continue Reading
(To view the video, click here) Washington, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rick Larsen (D-WA) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the GOP Tax Scam, which will harm hardworking women and men in favor of tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.His remarks are below: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats are for bills that invest in job-creating infrastructure. We are against jamming through fisc… Continue Reading
—The following are opening remarks from Vice Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Laura Friedman (D-CA) during today’s hearing titled, “Federal Courthouse Design and Construction: Examining the Costs to the Taxpayer.”Video of Friedman’s opening statement is here.More information on the hearing can be found here.Vice Ranking Member Friedman:Thank you, Mr. Chairman.Over the last 45 years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) h… Continue Reading
February 05, 2024
One year ago, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, displacing a community, jeopardizing health, harming the local environment and exposing gaps in our rail safety laws. The derailment and subsequent fire of tanker cars carrying vinyl chloride led Norfolk Southern to release and burn these toxic chemicals to prevent a dangerous explosion. As a result, the town was forced to evacuate all residents within a one-mile radius, upending thousands of lives. Thanks to the … Continue Reading
February 03, 2022By Chairs DeFazio and Larsen The rollout of our country's 5G wireless network has been marked by delays, dysfunction and denial. It didn't have to be this way! In 2019, aviation stakeholders, policymakers like us and safety advocates loudly warned it would be a grave mistake to turn on 5G without first ensuring that interference from these powerful networks wouldn't adversely impact aviation safety. Unfortunately, the Federal Communications Commission ignored and even mocked these concern… Continue Reading
November 23, 2021