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December 17, 2009
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Committee Approves Bus Safety Bill Measure Would Overhaul Nation s Motorcoach Safety Standards December 17 2009 WASHINGTON D C The Senate Commerce Science...overhaul motorcoach safety regulations and dramatically reduce deaths and serious injuries caused by accidents This comprehensive legislation will overhaul the nation s motorcoach safety standards said Senator...that key safety improvements such as requiring seat belts and stronger crush resistant roof standards that allow motorcoaches to better withstand rollovers can dramatically improve bus safety The bill...
December 17, 2009
nominations S 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 S 554 Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 S 1562 Arctic Ocean Research and Science Policy Review Act of 2009 S 1609 Longline Catcher...Commission PN 1181 Nomination of David L Strickland to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration U S Department of Transportation PN 1249 Nomination of Nicole Y Lamb Hale to be Assistant...
December 17, 2009
Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 sponsored by Senator Brown and Senator Hutchison This bill would require new safety devices on motorcoaches more driver training and testing increased safety oversight of...start and I will support it I look forward to working with Senator Lautenberg to make additional safety improvements as the process moves forward S 1562 the Arctic Ocean Research and Science Policy Review...catcher processor commercial fishing fleet This legislation would empower commercial fishermen make safety a priority and provide more financial certainty and stability for fishermen in the cooperative S...
December 17, 2009
nominations S 2889 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 S 554 Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 S 1562 Arctic Ocean Research and Science Policy Review Act of 2009 S 1609 Longline Catcher...Commission PN 1181 Nomination of David L Strickland to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration U S Department of Transportation PN 1249 Nomination of Nicole Y Lamb Hale to be Assistant...Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 sponsored by Senator Brown and Senator Hutchison This bill would require new safety devices on motorcoaches more driver training and testing increased safety oversight of...
December 16, 2009
Chairman of the U S Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security and Jim DeMint Ranking Member of the U S Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security to send a bipartisan letter...to terrorism and other criminal activities hold valid Airman Certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration FAA These reports are disturbing and suggest that people who are believed to pose...
December 15, 2009
Federal Trade Commission Mr David L Strickland to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration U S Department of Transportation Ms Nicole Y Lamb Hale to be Assistant Secretary for...Ms Edith Ramirez to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a demanding and crucial mission Reducing traffic related fatalities is a task...37 000 lost loved ones Mr David L Strickland to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration U S Department of Transportation I broadly view the role of Manufacturing and Services...
December 15, 2009
very own David Strickland nominated to be the next Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Most of the members of this Committee not only know Mr Strickland they consider him...him a trusted advisor and friend During eight years as a senior counsel for consumer and auto safety issues Mr Strickland has served three chairmen including me David s booming voice and infectious laugh...standards for the first time in 30 years He helped write the landmark safety bill in 2005 requiring electronic stability control and other safety features in all cars in coming model years In 2004 Mothers Against...
December 10, 2009
Summary Aviation Safety Oversight of FAA Safety Initiatives December 10 2009 WASHINGTON D C The U S Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Aviation Safety...Safety Oversight of FAA Safety Initiatives Witness List The Honorable J Randolph Babbitt Administrator Federal Aviation Administration Key Quotations from Today s Hearing Numbers alone do not reassure me...me that our nation s aviation system is as safe as it could be Nor do I believe after the series of safety lapses we have seen over the last year that statistics alone will reassure the millions of Americans...
December 10, 2009
Bailey Hutchison R TX Chairman of the Aviation Operations Safety and Security Subcommittee Byron Dorgan D ND and Ranking Member of the Aviation Operations Safety and Security Subcommittee Jim DeMint R...the Aviation Operations Safety and Security Subcommittee today at a hearing on Aviation Safety Oversight of FAA Safety Initiatives The letter sent reads Dear Administrator Babbitt Aviation safety is the...priority for the Aviation Subcommittee and we know this view is shared by the Federal Aviation Administration FAA We look forward to your upcoming testimony at our hearing on FAA s safety initiatives One...
December 10, 2009
Print Chairman Rockefeller s Remarks on Aviation Safety Oversight of FAA Safety Initiatives December 10 2009 WASHINGTON D C In discussions about aviation safety it is often cited that the United States...accidents Numbers alone do not reassure me that our nation s aviation system is as safe as it could be Nor do I believe after the series of safety lapses we have seen over the last year that statistics alone...last thing they should be worrying about is their own safety Over the last several months the issue of pilot training and fatigue has dominated the safety discussion and rightly so They are important issues...
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