Press Releases
Oct 25, 2019
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Peter DeFazio (OR-04), issued the following statement after Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee released its report on the Lion Air flight 610 crash.
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Oct 25, 2019
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement after media reports of the Trump Organization looking to sell its hotel currently housed in the federally-owned Old Post Office Building in Washington, D.C.
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Oct 24, 2019
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Washington, DC — Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued a subpoena to the General Services Administration (GSA) for key documents regarding the federal lease with the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. GSA failed to comply with
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Oct 23, 2019
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Washington, D.C. —Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. Rep.
Oct 22, 2019
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WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio today was joined by a bipartisan group of 72 members in a letter to House Leadership urging Congress to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Program for at least two years.
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Oct 18, 2019
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Washington, DC – Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sharply criticized the Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to provide key emails to the Committee and called on U.S.
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Oct 18, 2019
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Washington, DC – Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) responded to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) announcement of a proposed rule to move forward with their plan to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail.
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Oct 18, 2019
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Washington, DC – Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) criticized Boeing in a statement after the release of a damming instant message chain between two Boeing employees revealing a broken safety culture and knowledge of failed systems that led to the crash of two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that killed 346 people and led to t
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Oct 16, 2019
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Washington, D.C. —The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing today on the future of the ride hailing industry.
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Oct 15, 2019
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Washington, DC — Late last week, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III requesting an investigation into Secretary Elaine Chao and her reported conflicts of interest.
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