It is the role of Congress to amend the Act to make it very clear that standards development is a core requirement that must be followed thr...
We also believe, however, that the root cause of the disruption has not been sufficiently understood in the commentary we have seen to date.
What is not in dispute is that the FAA, responsible for an aviation system whose safety record is second to none, remained uncertain about t...
Like everyone, we were dismayed that the much-anticipated rollout of new 5G networks by AT&T and Verizon had to be postponed and modified as...
I noted and appreciated President Biden's commitment to direct 40 percent of green Federal investments towards environmental justice communi...
This request has been in place for I think going on three months now, and I do not really find it acceptable that OMB has been blocking Inte...
I wrote in December we have heard from stakeholders--and the Corps has asserted numerous times--that they have the existing legal authoritie...
We have allowed for too long our infrastructure--critical infrastructure--to degrade, whether we are talking about the inland waterways, the...
Since 2014, this committee has been successful in enacting four consecutive, bipartisan WRDA bills.
I spoke to the acting head of OMB last week, and there seemed to be some confidence that we could have approval this week.
We need to build back better in a way that is resilient, that we are innovative, we can meet future challenges, and we don't leave any parts...
If you're confirmed, would you release to the public this and other information about this office in Portland that I have been pushing to ge...
I will only tell you, you got to think-- because this is what happened in my hometown.
This bill will help many states and localities, including Oregon, move critical projects forward.
WRDA is an opportunity to reauthorize new projects and to continue to modernize the Corps of Engineers, ensuring equity and justice are cent...
The Corps has been laughably underfunded for decades, leading to a $100 billion backlog of projects.
The bipartisan infrastructure law provided once-in-a-generation investment in transportation.
As we rebuild, particularly, I want to look at the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.