Transportation

Today, Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R-NY) was joined by Reps. James P. McGovern (D-MA), Peter T. King (R-NY), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) in introducing the Transit Parity Act. The bipartisan bill will maintain tax credit parity for drivers and public transportation commuters. Without the fix, commuters taking public transportation will see their tax benefit cut almost in half to $125, while… Read more »

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority's (WRTA) new transportation hub is opening for business. On May 28, federal, state and local officials will cut the ribbon on a multi-million dollar federal and state funded intermodal project that gives a centralized transportation facility and enhanced transportation system to the City of Worcester and the surrounding region. Officials are… Read more »

Today, the Teamsters, the Truck Safety Coalition, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and representatives of several families who have suffered death and injury as a result of truck crashes, held a news conference marking the re-introduction of legislation that Read more »

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it will delay the closures of all 149 federal contract air traffic control towers until June 15. Read more »

...we're here to consider the rule for H.R. 933, the Continuing Resolution for the rest of Fiscal Year 2013. This is a disappointing bill, M. Speaker, and this is a disappointing process. Read more »

The U.S. DOT has awarded $4.4M to the Worcester Regional Transit Authority for WRTA's "Green Fleet" bus procurement project. Read more »

As many of you know, I'm a vocal opponent of proposals to increase truck size and weight on our nation's highways Read more »

Currently, commuters who drive to work and park are eligible for up to $240 in pre-tax benefits per month from their employer while commuters who take mass transit such as commuter rail, subways, buses or vanpools are only eligible for up to $125 a month. Read more »

This is one more opportunity lost, one more opportunity squandered, by this Republican-controlled House. Read more »

February 14, 2012 The Honorable David Dreier Chairman Committee on Rules H-312, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Dreier: We are writing today to express our deep concern over the manner in which you have chosen to consider HR 7 - the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012. From the beginning, the process employed by Republican… Read more »