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11/02/2022 Letter to Tristan Brown, Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - Chairs DeFazio, Pallone, Payne, Jr., and Rush Urge PHMSA to Continue Implementation of Pipeline Safety Laws
05/24/2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Whitehouse, Khanna, Colleagues Urge Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer to Bring Big Oil Windfall Profit Tax to the Floor
12/23/2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith Push HHS to Help Protect Families This Winter During Energy Crisis
10/08/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Congressmen Alan Lowenthal, Mike Levin Lead Letter to House Leadership Urging Retention of Offshore Drilling Provisions in Build Back Better Act
08/23/2021 Rush, House Committee Chairs Release Statement on GAO Report on Keystone Pipeline Safety Concerns
07/27/2021 Letter to Hon. Debra Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Heinrich, Lowenthal Lead Bicameral Letter Urging Interior Department To Reverse Course On Massive Arctic Drilling Project
04/27/2021 Letter to the Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, and Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Chair Grijalva, Rep. Lowenthal Lead Letter Urging Admin to Update Mining Rules, Strengthen Tribal Consultation, Regulate Heavily Polluting Industry
05/13/2020 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Tlaib, Merkley Lead Bicameral Letter Opposing Fed Bailout of Oil and Gas Industry
01/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary for the Department of the Interior - 48 House Members in Calling on Interior Dept. to Maintain Artic Wilderness Protections
01/21/2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal Leads 47 House Members In Calling On Interior Dept To Maintain Arctic Wilderness Protections
11/25/2019 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lawmakers urge EPA to drop its plan to undo methane waste rule
11/18/2019 Letter to Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Top House Democrats Urge GAO to Conduct Review After Third Major Keystone Pipeline Spill
11/01/2019 Letter to the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Rep. Huffman, Sen. Markey Push for Accountability, Protecting the Arctic and American Taxpayers
10/23/2019 DeFazio Responds to Yet Another Attack on the Jones Act by the Trump Administration
10/18/2019 Chair DeFazio Slams Trump Administration for Moving Ahead on LNG-by-Rail Rulemaking Despite Lack of Information about Risk to Public Safety
09/25/2019 Bonamici Leads Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Need to Take Action on Climate after Dire IPCC Ocean and Cryosphere Report
09/13/2019 As the Trump Administration Attempts to Fast-Track Authorization to Move LNG by Rail Tank Car, Chair DeFazio and Rep. Malinowski Introduce New Legislation to Study the Risks and Provide Much-Needed Transparency
09/10/2019 Letter to the Hon. Board of Directors of Overseas Private Investment Corporation - Rep. Adriano Espaillat of Congress in Letter Opposing Opic Investment in Argentina Fracking Projects
08/13/2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice - DeFazio questions Department of Justice surveillance of Oregonians opposed to Jordan Cove project
06/28/2019 Letter to the Hon. Howard Elliot, Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration - As Trump Administration Attempts to Fast-Track Authorization to Move LNG by Rail Tank Car, Chair DeFazio, Rep. Malinowski Call on PHMSA to Disclose Risks to Public and Extend Public Comment Period
06/24/2019 House Passes Rep. DeFazio Amendment to Stop Trump Administration from Fast-Tracking Authorization to Move LNG by Rail Tank Car
04/02/2019 Hearing of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee for the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee - Opening Statement of Rep. DeFazio, Hearing on "Pipeline Safety: Reviewing Mandates and Examining Additional Safety Needs"
02/06/2019 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, DHS - Transportation and Infrastructure Leaders Urge Trump Administration to Protect Jones Act
01/24/2019 Carbajal Elected Vice Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
06/15/2018 Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Don't Sacrifice the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas Drilling
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