April 24, 2018
DeFazio, Carper Press EPA on Their Action to Remove Local Officials from Decisions Surrounding Clean Water Act
Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting information surrounding the EPA's decision to strip local EPA officials, who are on-th… Continue Reading
April 19, 2018
DeFazio, Larsen Press DOT on Safety Oversight Following Southwest Airlines Incident and Media Exposé on Allegiant Air
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao expressing concerns regarding the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of airlines and aircraft repair sta… Continue Reading
April 13, 2018
Long-Term FAA Reauthorization Bill Introduuced in House
Washington, D.C. - Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today introduced the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4), a five-year bill to reauthorize the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, provide long-term stability for the Nation's aviation community, continue investment in U.S. airports, and make necessary reforms to improve American competitiveness and safety in aviation.
H.R. 4 wa… Continue Reading
December 07, 2017
2017-11-07 LTR GAO re Long Trains.pdf… Continue Reading
October 03, 2017
October 4, 2017
The Honorable Arthur A. Elkins, Jr.
Inspector General
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Dear Inspector General Elkins:
We write to request that you conduct an audit of the recent expenditures made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Administrator Pruitt's security that we believe constitute potential waste or abuse of taxpayer dollars. Similar to Administrator Pruitt's recent travels that precipitated y… Continue Reading
August 06, 2017
The Honorable Keith Hall
Director
Congressional Budget Office
402 Ford House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Director Hall:
Last month, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate for H.R. 2997, the "21st Century AIRR Act", as ordered reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. CBO determined that H.R. 2997, which privatizes the Nation's air traffic control system, would increase net deficits by more than $20 billion over … Continue Reading
February 15, 2018
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