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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $905.25 Million in Proposed Awards for the FY 2021 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program
WASHINGTON – U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration intends to award $905.25 million to 24 projects in 18 states under the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program. These grants...Statement on the U.S. DOT issuance of order that would prohibit the sale of passenger air transportation between United States and Belarus
Today, June 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order proposing to prohibit the sale of passenger air transportation, including air transportation on an interline basis (e.g. tickets booked through one airline that contain flights operated by multiple airlines), between the...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg gives remarks on infrastructure and the I-81 highway in Syracuse, NY
Thank you Leader Schumer, and I will always answer to the name of Mayor. Once a mayor, always a mayor. And I want to thank you for your leadership, Senator Gillibrand, for everything you’ve done on this and so many other issues.
And they're right: they encouraged me before I even...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at NYC Penn Station on Infrastructure, Hudson Tunnels
Thank you everybody for joining us. I want to thank Leader Schumer for his advocacy and his leadership on this issue, and so many important issues. I want to thank Senator Booker for his friendship, and each of the members of the House delegations from both sides of the river, have been working...
Secretary Pete Buttigieg is speaking from the I-81 Highway in Syracuse, New York about the importance of centering equity and racial justice in our infrastructure projects.
Secretary Buttigieg gives remarks on infrastructure and the I-81 highway in Syracuse, New York - joined by Majority Leader Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, Representative John Katko, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh, and other local leaders.Secretary Buttigieg Speaks at NYC Penn Station on Infrastructure, Hudson Tunnels
At Penn Station in New York, Secretary Buttigieg gives remarks on infrastructure and the Hudson River Tunnels, joined by Majority Leader Schumer, Senator Booker, members of the New York and New Jersey Congressional delegations, and Amtrak leadership.Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at United States Merchant Marine Academy’s 85th Commencement
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Commencement June 19, 2021
Thank you, Superintendent Buono.
To the families, friends, instructors...
Air Travel Consumer Report: April 2021 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its June 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of April 2021. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. The ATCR...
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection Initiates Enforcement Proceeding Seeking Approximately $25 million Against Air Canada for Extreme Delays in Providing Required Refunds
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) today announced that it has filed a formal complaint against Air Canada with an Administrative Law Judge regarding the carrier’s failure to provide refunds in a timely manner to thousands of...