Press Releases

October 2017
DeFazio to Chao: It’s Time DOT Increases Transparency in Air Travel Fees
DeFazio Blasts DOT for Jeopardizing Aviation Safety, Replacing FAA with PHMSA on International Aviation Safety Board
ICYMI: Sully Makes the Case Against ATC Privatization
Top Committee Democrats Request GAO Inquiry into EPA’s Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars to Undermine Clean Water Rule
DeFazio: Let’s Stop Talking and Start Investing, It’s Time for This Committee To Take the Lead on Infrastructure
Top Democrats Urge Immediate DOT Action on Drug Testing for Opioids
ICYMI: Garmin CEO Makes the Case Against ATC Privatization
Top Democrats Request IG Investigation of EPA Administrator Pruitt’s Wasteful Spending
September 2017
DeFazio, Larsen Respond to House Passage of a Six-Month FAA Extension
DeFazio Responds to Final Passage of a Six-Month FAA Extension
GAO Report Finds FAA’s Implementation of NextGen is On Budget, ATC Privatization May Jeopardize Modernization Efforts
August 2017
Top Committee Democrats Request CBO Score of Revised AIRR Act
Top Transportation and Appropriations Democrats Request Investigation Into Improper DOT Lobbying
July 2017
Transportation Democrats Urge Secretary Chao to Reconsider Controversial Changes to INFRA Grant Program
CRS Finds Air Traffic Control Privatization Plan Likely Violates U.S. Constitution
DeFazio Presses GSA Administrator Over Trump Conflicts of Interest, Failure to Respond to Oversight
June 2017
DeFazio Makes the Case Against Air Traffic Control Privatization
Top Democrats Blast GSA For Ignoring Oversight Requests for Information on the Trump Old Post Office Lease
DeFazio to Trump: When Does the Real Infrastructure Week Start?
DeFazio Statement for Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Hearing with Secretary Elaine Chao