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Today, @TransportDems Chair @RepPeterDeFazio joined fellow House Committee Chairs in calling for the outgoing administration to comply with federal-record keeping laws. Preserving records is critical to Congressional oversight—and no administration is above the law. Read the full release and letters here: https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-committee-chairs-send-dozens-of-letters-directing-white-house-and-federal-agencies-to-preserve-documents
The #MovingForward Act will modernize our infrastructure while making it greener by investing $8.3 billion in highway, transit, and rail projects that will reduce greenhouse gases and investing $1.4 billion in alternative fuel charging infrastructure.
Times have changed since the Eisenhower era—so should our infrastructure. The #MovingForward Act invests $1.5 trillion in U.S. communities building infrastructure that is smarter, safer, and made to last.
The #MovingForward Act will bring American infrastructure out of the 1950s and into the 21st century AND BEYOND. It means modern, safer roads, bridges, and transit systems.
It is a promise of a better future for all people.
After four years of failed infrastructure weeks and broken promises, @TransportDems Chair @RepPeterDeFazio is ready for a Biden administration that will actually work with Congress to deliver infrastructure that is smarter, safer, and made to last. #BuildBackBetter
Read Chair @RepPeterDeFazio’s full statement here: https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/after-four-years-of-empty-promises-from-president-trump-chair-defazio-looks-forward-to-a-real-infrastructure-week-under-a-biden-administration
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November is #NationalAviationHistoryMonth! In the span of a century, aviation has become a critical part of our modern world. Throughout the month, @TransportDems will be highlighting aviation pioneers who worked to advance the field.
Chair Peter DeFazio and Ranking Member Sam Graves request a
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on the safety implications of sharing the 5.9 GHz spectrum band.
The request responds to the Federal Communications Commission's proposal to reallocate more than half of the 5.9 GHz radio frequency band to unlicensed operations. Peter DeFazio and Sam Graves express the need to understand how sharing the 5.9 GHz band will affect the safety and effectiveness of transportation technology.
https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/chair-defazio-and-ranking-member-graves-request-gao-study-on-safety-implications-of-opening-up-59-ghz-spectrum-band
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Two years ago today, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed off the coast of Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board. Less than five months later, a second Boeing 737 MAX aircraft crashed in Ethiopia. In total, 346 fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters were lost.
These two deadly crashes spurred the most significant investigation our Committee has undertaken in recent history, resulting in a comprehensive 238-page report, prepared by Majority Staff, that found serious flaws in the design, development and certification of the MAX. But merely identifying the problems was not the end of the story. Chairs DeFazio and Larsen, who led the 18-month investigation, then worked with their Republican colleagues on our Committee to write a bipartisan bill to fix the problems and to help make sure they never happen again. On behalf of the 346 victims of these two tragedies, we will keep fighting to ensure this bipartisan bill gets signed into law. https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/tandi-leaders-unveil-bipartisan-legislation-to-strengthen-faas-certification-process-and-improve-the-regulatory-system
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What to expect when a former coal lobbyist is the head of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: coal power plants given a license to pollute our lakes, streams & waterways.
Chairs @RepPeterDeFazio and @gracenapolitano sent a letter to
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, expressing their concern.
"Your proposal once again shows that the Trump administration prioritizes polluters over people, needlessly endangering our water sources and human life."
NEW: Chairs @RepPeterDeFazio and @gracenapolitano sent a letter to @EPAAWheeler expressing their concern with the Trump administration’s rule to roll back limits on discharges of toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants.https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/chairs-defazio-and-napolitano-press-trump-epa-on-rollback-of-limits-on-toxic-wastewater-discharges-from-coal-power-plants
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#ProtectCleanWater #CWA48
@TransportDems Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Vice Chair @RepDMP believes in fighting to #ProtectCleanWater. #CWA48
@TransportDems Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Member @RepCarbajal believes in fighting to #ProtectCleanWater. #CWA48
@TransportDems Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Member @RepStephenLynch believes in fighting to #ProtectCleanWater. #CWA48
For nearly 50 years, the Clean Water Act has safeguarded water resources and public health. We can’t stop now. #CWA48
@TransportDems Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Member @RepWilson believes in fighting to #ProtectCleanWater. #CWA48
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Members share why they fight for clean water during the 48th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Members share why they fight for clean water during the 48th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.
This week marks the 48th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, a bedrock law protecting our water and public health.
Clean Water is vital to ensuring the health of U.S. communities. Trump’s #DirtyWaterRule jeopardizes our progress on clean water. That’s why
@TransportDems celebrate the Clean Water Act and FIGHT for the Clean Water Act.#CWA48
Yesterday, @TransportDems Chairs Peter DeFazio and Congresswoman Grace F Napolitano sent a letter to R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) expressing DEEP concern with the Navigable Waters Protection rule (#DirtyWaterRule), which jeopardizes rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands.
In it, Chairs Peter DeFazio Congresswoman Grace F Napolitano criticize the Trump administration’s repeated failure to disclose the real-world impacts of the #DirtyWaterRule to the American people, suggesting this was “an intentional effort to hide the scope of this giveaway to polluters.”
Read more here: https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/chairs-defazio-and-napolitano-press-assistant-secretary-of-the-army-for-documents-related-to-the-trump-administrations-rollback-of-clean-water-protections
UPDATE: The “Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act” cleared the House. This bill improves prevention efforts and transparency surrounding sexual assault to increase safety on planes, trains, subways, buses, cruise ships, taxis, and ridesharing vehicles.
Today @TransportDems and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republicans marked up 6 bills and 33 GSA resolutions. Our highly productive Committee prioritizes bipartisan action to deliver results to the public.
Bills in order of consideration:
1. MARKUP ALERT: @TransportDems and @TransportGOP considered H.R. 8408, the “Aircraft Certification Reform & Accountability Act,” bipartisan legislation to strengthen the FAA certification process for new aircraft design and ensure the safety of global air travel.
2. MARKUP ALERT: @TransportDems and @TransportGOP considered H.R. 8266, the “FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020” to increase the federal share of FEMA assistance to combat emergencies and major disasters, such as wildfires and hurricanes.
3. MARKUP ALERT: @TransportDems and @TransportGOP considered H.R 4358, the “Preliminary Damage Assessment Relief Act of 2019” to improve the process of validating FEMA assistance to State, tribal, and territorial partners.
4. MARKUP ALERT: @TransportDems and @TransportGOP considered H.R. 8326, the “Child Care in Economic Development (CED) Act” to instruct Economic Development Districts to consider the access and availability of affordable childcare in the development of their strategies.
5. MARKUP ALERT: @TransportDems and @TransportGOP considered H.R. 4611, the “Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II” to ease the permit renewal process for the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego, California.
6. MARKUP ALERT: @TransportDems and @TransportGOP considered H.R. 5919, the “National Children’s Museum Act” to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Children’s Museum.
@TransportDems Chair Peter DeFazio, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republicans Ranking Member Sam Graves, Subcommittee on Aviation Chair Congressman Rick Larsen, and Ranking Member Congressman Garret Graves announced legislation to strengthen the FAA certification process for new aircraft design and the regulatory process.
Chair Peter DeFazio said of the new aviation bill: “I believe history can also show this was the moment Congress stepped up to meaningfully address the gaps in the regulatory system for certifying aircraft and adopt critical reforms that will improve public safety and ensure accountability at all levels going forward."
#SaferPlanes2020
Today, our Committee holds a hearing on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, which was enacted 20 years ago and remains the country’s largest ecosystem restoration project. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is discussing long-term challenges of the project and why getting the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 signed into law is vital to authorize similar projects.
Tune in to watch today’s hearing: https://youtu.be/xTCmjGyEeWM
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing on "The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and Water Management in Florida"
WATCH: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hold a hearing on “The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and Water Management in Florida.” Tune into the hearing: https://youtu.be/xTCmjGyEeWM
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing on "The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and Water Management in Florida"
“One of the most powerful tools in the field of transportation and construction to assist people who have been routinely left out is the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program,” Subcommittee Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton stated during today’s hearing on the U.S. Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.
“This program, when properly administered and enforced, ensures that businesses owned by women and minorities have a fair chance to compete for federally assisted transportation contracts. The need for this program is ongoing and should be stronger than ever,” Eleanor Holmes Norton continued to say of the program.
By leveling the playing field for women and minority-owned businesses bidding on Federally assisted transportation contracts, the U.S. Department of Transportation DBE Program lifts ALL businesses in the sector. The T&I Committee is holding a hearing on this program today: https://youtu.be/x1HoSwHvJ14
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on "Driving Equity: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program"
WATCH: Our Committee holds a hearing to examine how the
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program helps level the playing field for women and minority-owned businesses competing for DOT-assisted contracts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1HoSwHvJ14
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on "Driving Equity: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program"
Today marks the start of #RailSafetyWeek, reminding the public of life-saving information when they’re near railroad tracks and trains. Follow along this week as we highlight some important safety messages from various #RailSafetyPartners.
JUST IN: T&I Chair Peter DeFazio and Ranking Member Sam Graves
statements on one-year surface transportation extension included in just-released continuing resolution: https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/chair-defazio-and-ranking-member-graves-issue-statements-on-one-year-surface-transportation-extension-included-in-cr
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Without $32 billion in emergency funding, transit systems could face irreversible harm, which would impact working families, essential employees & our economy. Chair Peter DeFazio joined more than 100 Members of Congress in calling for future #COVID19 relief to include funding for transit. #SaveTransit
Without additional Federal support, transit systems could face irreversible harm & the ability of our economy to recover from this crisis could be jeopardized. Chair Peter DeFazio is working to ensure that future COVID relief supports transit agencies & workers. #SaveTransit
NEW: Peter DeFazio, Congressman Mike Thompson, Congresswoman Dina Titus, Nita Lowey & Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard introduced legislation to increase the Federal cost share of disaster relief so that communities addressing emergencies, disasters & #COVID19 aren’t financially ruined. Read more here: https://transportation.house.gov/news/press-releases/defazio-thompson-titus-lowey-and-roybal-allard-introduce-legislation-to-reduce-financial-burdens-on-states-and-communities-facing-emergencies-including-wildfires-and-hurricanes-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic
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Our report by the numbers. Read the full report here: https://transportation.house.gov/committee-activity/boeing-737-max-investigation
Chair Peter DeFazio on our Committee's final Boeing 737 Max Report. Read the full report here: https://transportation.house.gov/committee-activity/boeing-737-max-investigation
NEW THIS MORNING: After an 18-month investigation, our Committee has released its final report on the Boeing 737 MAX, finding both Boeing and FAA share responsibility for the development & certification of an aircraft that was unsafe. Read the full report at our website: https://transportation.house.gov/committee-activity/boeing-737-max-investigation
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#ProtectCleanWater #CWA48
This week marks the 48th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, a bedrock law protecting our water and public health. Clean Water is vital to ensuring the health of U.S. communities. Trump’s #DirtyWaterRule jeopardizes our progress on clean water. That’s why @TransportDems celebrate the Clean Water Act and FIGHT for the Clean Water Act.#CWA48
Today the highly controversial open pit mine proposed for Alaska’s Bristol Bay moved one step closer to reality. Last fall, our Committee held a hearing on the #PebbleMine and heard from local voices on why the project would be devastating to this pristine region if carried out.
While debating the #MovingForward Act on the House Floor yesterday, some Republicans - in the middle of a pandemic & economic crisis - tried to slash worker & wage protections with an amendment that puts workers last. Chair Peter DeFazio wasn't having it. #ForThePeople
The people of Iowa’s 1st sent Rep. Abby Finkenauer to Congress to ensure the needs of rural America were met and addressed with urgency and innovation. Since the very beginning, she has fought for her community and for her state and that’s why she’s fighting for the #MovingForward Act.
Today, the #MovingForward Act is on the House Floor. This transformative legislation delivers on House Democrats' pledge #ForThePeople to create the infrastructure of the future and far-reaching, forward-thinking progress for communities around the country.
The #MovingForward Act isn't just about rebuilding our infrastructure, it's about building a better future for all of us, including the next generation. This bill delivers on the promise of a future #ForThePeople that is smarter, safer, and made to last.
We've been living off of the legacy of the Eisenhower era & have failed to address our nation's infrastructure crisis with the urgency it deserves. That changes with the #MovingForward Act. This bill creates millions of jobs, fixes our roads/bridges, & tackles the climate crisis.
WATCH: Chair @RepPeterDeFazio on his INVEST in America Act, a transformational bill that invests in a new vision for the environment and surface transportation.
As the Trump administration moves forward with the largest ever rollback of clean water protections in our nation’s history, Chair Peter DeFazio is standing up to block Trump’s #DirtyWaterRule from being implemented. A message from the Chair below:
Over 600,000 cases of #coronavirus have been reported around the world. There's no doubt this global pandemic has brought our nation to its knees, but we will keep fighting.
A thank you from Chair Peter DeFazio and everyone at the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to all transportation workers during this crisis.
Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Chair Peter DeFazio know that American workers are the ones who create value in this country and drive the economy. Watch below as Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA)'s President, Sara Nelson, explains why putting workers and families first is so important, especially now.
As Congress responds to the unfolding health & economic crisis, Chair Peter DeFazio weighs in on the importance of putting workers and families first, and keeping critical transportation systems intact. Watch the House Democrats’ Weekly Democratic Address below.
The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 is vital to protecting our environment, addressing critical water infrastructure needs, & more. Last month, Members testified about how #WRDA2020 can help their communities revitalize, rebuild, & re-imagine local water infrastructure.
A message from Chair Peter DeFazio and Former Administrator Gina McCarthy of NRDC:
Our Committee hearing on October 30th with Boeing’s CEO was an important step in our investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX. It marked our fourth hearing on the matter. It certainly won’t be the last. Watch some key moments below:
The Bristol Bay, Alaska watershed is home to the largest salmon run in the world and critical to Alaska native villages, fishers, and businesses. Hear from our witnesses as to what is at stake if the Trump administration goes through with the Pebble Mine project.
Today’s hearing will focus on six key themes including the importance of our committee’s oversight, production pressures at Boeing, concealment of data, and more.
The Committee’s investigation by the numbers: 4 hearings 11 witnesses 500,000+ pages of documents Nearly one dozen oversight letters sent
On March 13, 2019, Chairs DeFazio and Larsen announced the Committee would investigate the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which was designed, manufactured and certified in the United States. Watch below for a comprehensive timeline of our investigation.
One year ago today, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed off the coast of Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board. The investigation into how the Boeing 737 MAX was designed, developed and certified is the most extensive and most important the Committee has taken on.
Trump took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the U.S. Constitution. Still, ignoring all precedent, he has refused to divest himself of his business interests including his DC hotel, a potential violation of the Constitution he swore to protect. We demand answers.
Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing on the proposed Pebble Mine project, watch this message from Chair Peter DeFazio on what’s at stake and why we must #StopPebble and #SaveBristolBay.
BREAKING: Trump’s DOT just announced it’s moving forward on a plan to move liquefied natural gas by rail car, which Chair Peter DeFazio strongly objects to due to unanswered questions about the risk to public safety. His floor speech about why this is such a dangerous move below.
Investing in America’s crumbling infrastructure means much more than just repairing our roads and bridges. It means increasing opportunity for all Americans and fighting for fairness and protecting worker rights. It means promoting U.S. steel and manufacturing and strengthening the safety of our transportation systems. It means doing more to protect our environment. It means reducing emissions and building sustainable, resilient communities. And it means making our transportation systems safer for everyone. Earlier this year, Members of Congress came before our committee and made it clear that everyone has a stake in a robust infrastructure package that addresses our massive backlog of infrastructure projects. #InfrastructureForAll
MUST WATCH: Chair Peter DeFazio slams EPA official in Committee hearing after the Trump administration puts the drinking water of millions at risk.
Since the start of the 116th Congress, 289 bills have been referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. We’ve held 35 hearings and roundtables, 4 Full Committee markups, and have had 182 people testify before our members. For the next six weeks, we’ll be highlighting our work #ForThePeople.
Watch below the testimony of Paul Njoroge, Husband of Carolyne Karanja, Father of Ryan Njuguna, Kelli Pauls, Rubi Pauls, and Son-in-Law of Anne Karanja—victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash.
In May, we learned of Amtrak's reported plans to cut its Police department by 20% over the next several years. The cuts could put Amtrak safety & security at risk. We asked the President of APDFOP.com Newswire to explain why cutting these jobs would be a mistake. Watch below:
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