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August 2, 2011
politics over people the House Republicans insistence on attaching anti worker provisions to an aviation bill has brought about a terrible stalemate that is hurting the economy The House brought about...larger goal undermining worker rights Now the victims of that GOP ploy are the passengers airport safety and construction projects 4 000 furloughed workers and more than 70 000 construction jobs around...
August 1, 2011
today went to the Senate floor to request unanimous consent that a clean extension of the Federal Aviation System FAA be passed After Republicans objected Rockefeller expressed disappointment and frustration...allowed nearly 4 000 hard working FAA employees to be furloughed halted hundreds of critical airport safety capacity and air traffic control projects suspended payments to hundreds of small businesses dependent...thousands of workers were employed and forgone more than 250 million in aviation tax revenue that is critical to supporting our aviation system Shortly I will seek unanimous consent to pass a clean extension...
August 1, 2011
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller More Committed Than Ever to Public Safety Network Plan August 1 2011 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV issued the following...the Federal Communications Commission to conduct voluntary incentive auctions and create a public safety communications network for first responders were dropped from a final debt relief deal I am disappointed...signed into law https www commerce senate gov 2011 8 rockefeller more committed than ever to public safety network plan Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower...
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 28, 2011
Airlines to Reveal Ticket Profits July 28 2011 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV and Aviation Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell today wrote to the CEOs of the nation s 12 largest airlines...day in additional profits by exploiting a passenger ticket tax holiday in the wake of the Federal Aviation Administration FAA shutdown We are writing to confirm whether your company is one of the airlines...customers with fare increases that matched the fare levels before the FAA lost its authority to collect aviation excise taxes Following the ATA s response that they could not speak on behalf of particular air...
July 28, 2011
Hearing on Alternative Aviation Fuels July 28 2011 WASHINGTON D C The Senate Aviation Operations Safety and Security Subcommittee hearing today held a hearing on alternative aviation fuels The hearing examined...examined the impact of fuel prices on the industry current efforts to develop alternative aviation fuels and obstacles that must be overcome to facilitate their commercialization and adoption throughout...minimize the impact of fuel costs on the aviation sector Witness List Panel I Dr Lourdes Maurice Executive Director for Environment and Energy Federal Aviation Administration Mr Terry Yonkers Assistant...
July 28, 2011
coming in and the agency has no authority to issue grants for important airport infrastructure and safety projects The airlines are not paying for their use of the National Airspace System The carriers also...
July 28, 2011
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Remarks on Alternative Aviation Fuels July 28 2011 WASHINGTON D C The price of fuel is something nearly every American has grappled...everyday life matter Fuel gets us where we need to go and every transportation sector depends on it The aviation industry is no different Like most industries they are trying to cut costs and bring in revenue...the time to be here today https www commerce senate gov 2011 7 rockefeller remarks on alternative aviation fuels Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower...
July 27, 2011
Senators made sure that 4 000 hard working FAA employees were furloughed hundreds of critical airport safety capacity and air traffic control projects were brought to a halt payments were stopped to hundreds...federal government is being forced to forgo almost 30 million a day in aviation tax revenue that is critical to supporting our aviation system and the introduction of the newest Boeing aircraft are being...chosen to pocket those revenues rather than reducing ticket prices The damage we are doing to our aviation system is real and if we fail to act in a timely manner it may be so devastating as to be irreversible...
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...
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