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Sheldon Whitehouse's Public Statements on Issue: Transportation

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11/21/2022 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States, Roman Martinez, Chair of the USPS Board of Governors - Senators Markey and Carper, Colleagues Call for Postal Service to Ramp Up Efforts to Electrify the Mail Delivery Fleet
11/01/2022 Letter to Billy Nolen, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Wyden, Colleagues Urge FAA Action to Prevent Shrinking Plane Seat Sizes, Ensure Passenger Safety
08/01/2022 Amid Sky-high Rate of Flight Cancellations, Senators Markey and Whitehouse Lead Bicameral Colleagues in Introducing Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act to Protect Air Travelers' Rights
07/12/2022 Whitehouse Introduces Legislation to Protect the Right of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care
04/27/2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, David Joyce, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Bicameral Group Call for Additional Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses
02/07/2022 Letter to Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and Hon. Roman Martinez, Chairman of USPS Board of Governors - Brown, Colleagues Call for USPS to Prioritize Widespread Fleet Electrification
12/17/2021 First Tranche of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Funding Lands at RI Airports
11/17/2021 Blumenthal, Democratic Colleagues Reintroduce Bill of Rights for Airline Passengers
11/15/2021 Portman, Colleagues Announce Bipartisan Bridge Investment Act to Provide Significant Federal Investment in Bridge Repair is Signed Into Law
11/15/2021 SENATORS ANNOUNCE BIPARTISAN "BRIDGE INVESTMENT ACT' TO PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN BRIDGE REPAIR IS SIGNED INTO LAW
08/14/2021 Senate-Passed Infrastructure Bill Would Launch Significant Expansion Of Electric Vehicles And Clean Transit
07/12/2021 Cantwell, Colleagues Applaud President Biden's Executive Order Directing the Department of Transportation to Enhance Aviation Consumer Protection
05/26/2021 Portman, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan "Bridge Investment Act' Ahead of Committee Markup, to Provide Significant Federal Investment in Bridge Repair
05/25/2021 Senators Introduce Bipartisan 'Bridge Investment Act' Ahead of Committee Markup
05/13/2021 New Whitehouse Bill Would Decarbonize Emissions-Heavy Aviation Sector
03/25/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Menendez, Booker Push for $55B in Capital Investments for Northeast Corrdior
03/24/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of The United States - Senator Markey, Rep. Matsui, and Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Think Big on Fuel Economy and Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards
02/18/2021 Bristol's "Revolutionary Heritage Byway" Awarded National Distinction & Becomes RI's First National Scenic Byway
02/12/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Heinrich Leads 12 Senate Democrats In Effort To Ramp Up Electrification Of Federal Vehicles
09/02/2020 RIDOT and Congressional Delegation Kickoff Route 146 Project, Funded by RIDOT's Largest Grant of $65 Million
08/22/2020 Press Release: RIDOT and Congressional Delegation Break Ground for Providence Viaduct Northbound Project
08/11/2020 RI Delegation Delivers $8.9M to Upgrade RIPTA Bus Fleet
07/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food
07/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Murphy, Dem Senator Call for Substantial Funding to Amtrak For Critical Projects Along the Northeast Corridor in Future COVID-19 Relief Bill
07/23/2020 Whitehouse Maritime Security Amendment On Its Way to Becoming Law in NDAA

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