Rockefeller Remarks on Alternative Aviation Fuels
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The price of fuel is something nearly every American has grappled with. In a down economy with so many families just trying to make ends meet, the prices associated with everyday life matter. Fuel gets us where we need to go and every transportation sector depends on it.
Rockefeller Floor Remarks on FAA Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a statement on the Senate floor today, Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV criticized Delta Airlines for pushing an anti-worker agenda and encouraged the House and Senate to pass a clean FAA bill extension.
Rockefeller, Cantwell, Senate Dems Propose Bill to Help Families of Furloughed FAA Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV announced today that he is introducing a bill to provide back pay for nearly 4,000 FAA workers who have been furloughed and are not getting a pay check after the House refused to vote on a clean funding extension that would have kept the agency open. The bill would allow these employees to continue working with pay and benefits as Congress works to achieve a full FAA extension and would be paid for from the Aviation Trust Fund. Joining Rockefeller was Senator Maria Cantwell, Chairwoman of the Aviation Subcommittee.
Rockefeller, Cantwell Say Airlines Should Not Profit from Passenger Tax Holiday
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell today asked the nation’s airlines to either stop profiting off of the temporary expiration of ticket taxes or agree to return airline ticket tax funds into the trust fund that pays for improvements to airports and next-generation air traffic control.
Rockefeller Calls on Chairman Mica to Convene Conference on FAA Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement today as furlough notices began going out to more than 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers who are going without pay because of the House refusal to vote on a clean funding resolution last week:
Rockefeller Disappointed By House Failure on FAA Extension
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement after Republicans failed to agree on a clean extension of funding for the FAA to stay in operation:
Rockefeller Calls on FAA Negotiators to Pass Clean Extension and Work Toward Passage of Comprehensive Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a statement on the Senate floor today, Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV called on his colleagues to pass a clean FAA bill extension to keep America’s aviation system in operation until Congress can negotiate a comprehensive FAA reauthorization bill.
Rockefeller Decries Partisan Assault on America’s Aviation System
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today said he is working to strip a provision in the House FAA extension that hurts small communities nationwide. Rockefeller reiterated that the House proposed extension cannot pass the Senate leaving open the possibility for a partial agency shutdown if House Republican leaders do not reconsider their position.
Rockefeller Statement on House FAA Extension
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement after House Republicans filed an irresponsible FAA extension bill that would slash Essential Air Service Funding for communities nationwide:
Key Quotes from Today’s Hearing on Air Traffic Control Safety Oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held an Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee hearing today on oversight of air traffic control safety.