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September 14, 2011
of surface transportation programs for six months and also made certain funding for the Federal Aviation Administration FAA would continue into next year I am glad the House approved clean extensions of...
July 29, 2011
Act to Strengthen Highway Safety July 29 2011 WASHINGTON D C U S Senators Mark Pryor D Ark and John D Jay Rockefeller IV D W Va today introduced legislation to improve the safety of drivers and their passengers...also titled the Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 reauthorizes highway and vehicle safety programs under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA This agency is charged...with ensuring compliance with safety standards investigating safety defects and working with automakers on recalls Additionally its highway safety mission consists of safety and research programs designed...
July 27, 2011
Traffic Safety Administration July 27 2011 WASHINGTON D C I want to thank Senator Pryor for holding this hearing and for taking on the challenge of reauthorizing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...NHTSA and target new and growing risks such as texting while driving In addition to NHTSA s highway safety efforts this Committee has focused a great deal of attention on NHTSA s investigative and enforcement...accountability from automakers and provide the agency with the resources it needs to accomplish its vehicle safety mission I am pleased Senator Pryor has taken so many of the key policy provisions from that bill...
July 21, 2011
Hearing on Reauthorization of Motor Carrier Safety Programs July 21 2011 WASHINGTON D C The Senate Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Subcommittee today held a hearing...reauthorization of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA programs Witness List The Honorable Anne Ferro Administrator Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration U S Department of Transportation...Transportation Safety Board NTSB Mr Daniel L England Vice Chairman Board of Directors American Trucking Associations Ms Jacqueline S Gillan Vice President Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Mr Joe Rajkovacz...
July 21, 2011
Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Remarks on Reauthorization of the Motor Carrier Safety Programs July 21 2011 WASHINGTON D C The commercial truck and bus industry is a vital part of our...shake the public s faith in the motor carrier industry s commitment to safety and the federal government s ability to provide proper safety oversight The Department of Transportation s recent get tough actions...companies and aggressive pursuit of better safety regulations are crucial steps However we must do more to guarantee that the traveling public receives the level of safety that they expect and deserve That is...
July 20, 2011
Everyone acknowledges that our nation s infrastructure is in dire need of repair and expansion The safety of the traveling public and the jobs created by funding the expansion and maintenance of our infrastructure...
July 14, 2011
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Senators Announce Key Industry Support for Bus Safety Bill July 14 2011 WASHINGTON D C Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison R TX Sherrod Brown D OH Jay Rockefeller...conference to urge their colleagues to support passage of the bipartisan bill Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 introduced by Senators Hutchison and Brown Greyhound CEO David Leach was also at the...company s support of this important legislation I applaud Greyhound for their commitment to passenger safety and I hope others will follow their lead on this critical issue Congress must move forward on passing...
June 14, 2011
transportation than they do on commercial airplanes yet 98 percent of TSA s budget is dedicated to aviation security and less than two percent goes to rail security Make no mistake the threat to America s...Lautenberg Chairman U S Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Due to the large populations and substantial infrastructure served by mass transit and...
June 8, 2011
Boundary Modification and Protection S 183 Deepwater Horizon Survivors Fairness Act S 911 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act S 962 a bill to reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation...colleagues will spend time speaking about them I m going to use my time to talk about one S 911 the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act As I ve made clear passing this bill is my top priority this...
May 31, 2011
Doing Enough on Safety Urges Swift Passage of Bus Safety Legislation May 31 2011 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today urged swift passage of legislation to improve the safety of buses traveling...for their safety when traveling our nation s roadways especially when they travel to be with loved ones I expect the bus industry to fulfill its obligations to operate at the level of safety its passengers...passengers expect and deserve That is why I m fighting to pass legislation to strengthen bus safety and improve driver training Earlier this month the Commerce Committee unanimously approved legislation authored...
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