Press Releases
Dec 11, 2019
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In conjunction with Computer Science Education Week, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced the Oregon fourth district winner of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge—Ajay Sridhar, a senior at Crescent Valley High School. Sridhar’s app will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
Dec 11, 2019
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Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today released the following statement on his vote against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020:
“Today I voted against the Conference Report to Accompany S.1790, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.
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Dec 10, 2019
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WASHINGTON—Rep. Peter DeFazio today released the following statement on the announcement of the new North American trade deal between the US, Mexico and Canada (USMCA):
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Dec 6, 2019
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WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today voted in favor of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which passed the House of Representatives on a 228 – 187 vote. The bill restores the full strength of the Voting Rights Act after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby v. Holder decision hollowed the Act, unleashing a flood of voter suppression laws.
Dec 6, 2019
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Washington, DC – Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today responded to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) announcement that, despite repeated objections from Members of Congress, safety and environmental groups, it has granted a Special Permit to a little-known company to transport liquefied
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Dec 6, 2019
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Washington, D.C. — Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement after Uber released its first-ever safety report, which detailed 3,000 reports of sexual assaults on U.S. rides in 2018 alone.
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Nov 21, 2019
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Washington, D.C. —Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), expressing his concerns with the Corps’ review of the Clean Water Act Permit for the development of an open pit mine to be constructed in the Bristol Bay watershed, Alaska.
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Nov 21, 2019
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Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced the Corvallis Municipal Airport received a $2.15 million Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The grant is made possible by funding approved by Congress.
Nov 20, 2019
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Washington, DC—The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today approved several bills authored by Chair Rep. Peter DeFazio that will make transportation infrastructure safer for Americans. The legislation will next go before the full House of Representatives for consideration. Brief summaries of the bills approved today are below.
Nov 20, 2019
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Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) called on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General to audit the effectiveness of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of aeronautical repair stations.
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