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March 22, 2013
potential impact on aviation safety due to the Administration s choice to close 149 contract towers around the country Specifically Thune and Shuster requested information regarding the safety analysis done...done to ensure closing each tower as well as so many towers at the same time does not compromise safety as well as a detailed justification and explanation for how the FAA determined each contract tower would...on aviation safety On February 24 2013 in an interview on Meet the Press you promised the American people One thing we never compromise on is safety We will never take a back seat to safety Safety will...
March 14, 2013
Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Baffled by Carnival Cruise s Seeming Failure to Address Safety Issues March 14 2013 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today sent a letter to Micky...Corporation owned cruise ships can be found here Just today we ve been reminded of Carnival s dismal safety record with reports that the Carnival Dream is experiencing problems The ship is stranded in a Caribbean...his concerns regarding the Carnival Triumph incident The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board have already launched an investigation into the cause of the engine room fire which led to...
March 12, 2013
come together to address pressing needs First the construction of a nationwide interoperable public safety network that our first responders are owed Second we must make sure every child in this country is...completed the public safety network will save lives This is an area where the government and the private sector must continue to work collaboratively to solve the most important public safety issue we face Just...Just as we are future proofing our public safety communications network we must future proof our efforts to make sure every child in America has access to cutting edge technology As part of the Telecommunications...
March 7, 2013
profit on their investment private companies built our railroads our wireline telephone network our aviation system our pipelines and many other physical assets that have fueled our country s phenomenal economic...
March 7, 2013
wrote today to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood questioning if the Department and the Federal Aviation Administration FAA has explored all cost saving options to comply with the sequester before taking...for sequestration That letter went unanswered similar to previous requests In hearings of both the Aviation Subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 27 and the...
February 26, 2013
administration to provide any details about its plans to meet the spending reductions for the Federal Aviation Administration FAA under the sequester On Friday Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced...furloughs of the vast majority of its 47 000 FAA employees and predicted significant delays in the U S aviation system However to date the administration has not released any data to support this dramatic conclusion...Secretary LaHood Since August of 2012 Congress has attempted to gather information from the Federal Aviation Administration FAA regarding spend plans under the current continuing resolution and in preparation...
February 22, 2013
Releases Print Thune Shuster LoBiondo Critical of Administration s Stance on Sequestration Impacts on Aviation February 22 2013 WASHINGTON D C Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation Ranking...Subcommittee on Aviation Chairman Frank LoBiondo R NJ released the following statements in response to the administration s announcement regarding sequestration s impact on the Federal Aviation Administration...Administration and U S aviation We are disappointed by the administration creating alarm about sequestration s impact on aviation Before jumping to the conclusion that furloughs must be implemented the administration...
February 15, 2013
stranded amid accounts of unbearable living conditions The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board have already launched an investigation into the cause of the engine room fire which led to...just the latest example in a long string of serious and troubling incidents involving cruise ships Safety must be the number one priority in any transportation industry It is time that the cruise line industry...hearing in March 2012 to examine deficiencies in the cruise line industry s compliance with federal safety security and environmental standards and review whether cruise ship industry regulations sufficiently...
January 16, 2013
eliminating loopholes in background checks for firearms purchases as well as efforts to require child safety locks with every handgun purchase and prohibit domestic violence abusers from purchasing firearms...
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