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April 7, 2014
Commitment to Safety Seems to be Lip Service April 7 2014 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today released the following statement after the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...Just last month before the Commerce Committee the crude oil industry assured us they were focused on safety and willing to work on this issue Since then I ve seen nothing to convince me this was more than...necessary to improve the safety of shipping crude and I see no justifiable reason for the delay While the economic benefits of shipping crude by rail may be immense the safety shortcomings can become horrific...
April 2, 2014
Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Product Safety and Insurance hearing titled Examining the GM Recall and NHTSA s Defect Investigation Process Below...I held a full committee hearing in this same room to examine a safety problem in our cars A global automaker had lost its focus on safety and the agency charged with protecting the driving public had not...store or carpool their kids to school and other activities in every day in every way It s about their safety and their security and nothing is more important than that We re all here today because we know that...
April 1, 2014
Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Car Safety Rule Welcome Step Toward Protecting Children April 1 2014 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller...yesterday that will help reduce deaths caused by rearview mirror blind spots The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA estimates that more than 200 children die each year because a driver can t see...was required to be finalized by February 2011 The law the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act was named in honor of a young boy who was killed in a tragic accident in his own driveway This...
March 26, 2014
Rockefeller IV today submitted a prepared statement to the National Transportation Safety Board s NTSB public forum on cruise ship safety Rockefeller released a cruise crime report in July 2013 which exposed critical...critical barriers to public access of important cruise ship crime and safety data He also held a hearing in July 2013 titled Cruise Industry Oversight Recent Incidents Show Need for Stronger Focus on Consumer...faces in light of recent safety and security incidents Chairman John D Rockefeller IV Statement before the National Transportation Safety Board Forum on Cruise Ships Examining Safety Operations and Oversight...
March 19, 2014
the public or concealing information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Lives are at risk when this happens Safety must always be the first priority for manufacturers regardless of how...of Transportation DOT Secretary Ray LaHood National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator NHTSA David Strickland Center for Auto Safety Executive Director Clarence Ditlow Shinichi Sasaki Executive Vice President...
March 11, 2014
Press Releases Print Rockefeller Statement on NTSB Chair Debbie Hersman s Appointment to the National Safety Council March 11 2014 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today released the following...announcement that Deborah Hersman chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB will be the next president and CEO of the National Safety Council NSC Debbie Hersman has been an absolutely effective and...and fearless chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board Her reassuring confidence has helped lead this country through some of our most difficult recent transportation accidents from last summer...
March 6, 2014
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Shale Oil Boom Raises Serious Rail Safety Concerns March 6 2014 WASHINGTON D C Below are the prepared remarks of Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller...Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security hearing titled Enhancing Our Rail Safety Current Challenges for Passenger and Freight Rail The shale oil boom has...country While the changes bring opportunities for robust economic development they also raise serious safety concerns of shipping large amounts of crude on the railroads running through our communities We need...
February 28, 2014
chairman of the U S Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security and Senator Brian Schatz D HI as chairman of the new U S Senate Subcommittee on Tourism...for a dedicated voice for advancing the safety of our transportation systems is apparent Senator Blumenthal is that voice he s a stalwart defender of stronger safety requirements and better protections for...
February 12, 2014
Sport Fishing Opportunities Reauthorization would create jobs support habitat restoration and boating safety programs February 12 2014 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV D WV and Ranking Member...Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2014 would direct funding to state agencies for support of fisheries management habitat conservation and boating safety programs Wildlife recreation supports...generations said Rockefeller who previously introduced the Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2011 If we re going to pass on this tradition to our children and grandchildren which is also...
February 6, 2014
explored how technology can be used to minimize distracted driving which has become a major public safety concern in recent years The summit consisted of three roundtable discussions on the potential for...p m I want to thank you all for coming and for spending your day talking about this vital public safety issue I understand that you had a productive conversation this morning and I look forward to continuing...back to the road No more delay No more excuses No more finger pointing This is a profound public safety issue that is literally a matter of life or death It s time the companies in this room work expeditiously...
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