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May 22, 2013
provide instructions travel times and road conditions to motorists DOT components like the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Highway Administration play an important role in maintaining a robust...enjoy our world class pheasant hunting And regulations placed on truck safety by another DOT agency the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration impact the more than 20 000 individuals in South Dakota...
April 23, 2013
Member John Thune R SD yesterday sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration FAA Administrator Michael Huerta in response to the FAA s announced furlough plan...significant travel disruptions across the country The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on aviation safety last week where Administrator Huerta failed to provide detailed information to members of the...
April 18, 2013
D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today released the following statement after the Federal Aviation Administration FAA announced plans to furlough air traffic controllers while implementing sequestration...
April 17, 2013
Administrator on Safety Flexibility on Sequester April 17 2013 WASHINGTON D C Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation Ranking Member John Thune R SD questioned Federal Aviation Administration...Administration FAA Administrator Michael Huerta during yesterday s Aviation Safety FAA s Progress on Key Safety Initiatives hearing Over the last few months Thune along with House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure...affect safety National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman acknowledged concern that the closure of 149 contract towers could eliminate redundancy that is the hallmark of aviation safety...
April 16, 2013
Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Thune Statement on Aviation Safety April 16 2013 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator John Thune R SD Ranking Member of the Senate Committee...following prepared remarks at today s Aviation Safety FAA s Progress on Key Safety Initiatives hearing Mr Chairman thank you for holding this important hearing Aviation safety has to be the FAA s top priority...hearing is a good opportunity to review the FAA s progress on a host of aviation safety issues including mandates from both the Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010 and the FAA Modernization and Reform...
April 16, 2013
and Transportation hearing titled Aviation Safety FAA s Progress on Key Safety Initiatives Below are his prepared remarks Americans take the safety of their aviation system for granted And they should...should given that all too often air travel is a difficult experience safety is the last thing passengers need to worry about There are certain expectations built into modern air travel Airline passengers expect...regulators should never take the safety of the system for granted I know that none of us in this room do everyone here today is deeply committed to aviation safety Our strong aviation record did not happen overnight...
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 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...
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