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President George H. W. Bush talked to reporters about the Exxon-Valdez oil spill. Topics included the ecological and economic damage caused by the oil spill, federal assistance in both areas…

The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from Exxon chair L.G. Rawl and others two weeks after the March 24, 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

Four former secretaries of Transportation held a roundtable on transportation, infrastructure repair, and economic growth at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, former Transportation Secretaries Norman Mineta and Samuel Skinner, and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell spoke to reporters following a meeting with Pres…

Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner talked about the state of transportation in America. He explained how his department is structured and reviewing significant events like the Exxon Val…

Secretary Skinner of the Department of Transportation spoke at the management conference of the American Trucking Association on issues relating to American transportation. In his remarks, S…

At the National Governors' Association meeting in Seattle, WA, members of the Commerce and Transportation Committee discussed current issues, such as gasoline taxes and their effect on state…

Secretary Skinner discussed the Surface Transportation Act at a meeting of the Regional Reporters Association in Washington, DC. He refused to take a position on the progress of the transpor…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation heard testimony from Secretary of Transportation Samuel Skinner on the government’s negotiations with labor unions of railroad wo…

Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner spoke to reporters on the Surface Transportation Assistance Act, a proposed piece of legislation designed to aid the nation’s highway, bridge, and mas…

The House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation heard testimony on the economic status and stability of the U.S. airline industry. Committee member Representative John Hammerschmidt (R-Ark…

Department of Transportation Secretary Skinner spoke on the effect of rising fuel costs, resulting from the Persian Gulf conflict, on the transportation industry, and he highlighted past and…

The news conference outlined the steps which had been taken in the American transportation system to protect against possible threats of terrorist activity.

The Secretary for Transportation, Samuel K. Skinner, answered viewer questions about transportation strategy, security and safety.

Samuel Skinner, Secretary of Transportation was the guest speaker at the Knight-Ridder luncheon.

The transportation secretary’s appearance at the National Press Club came a week after the George HW Bush administration released its annual transportation policy. Secretary Skinner discusse…

Following a news conference with President Bush, Secretary Skinner and Mr. Larson continued talking with reporters about the newly-announced National Transportation Policy developed by his d…

Members of the House Public Works and Transportation subcommittee heard testimony regarding surface transportation, federal highway, mass transit, and highway safety programs.This was the fi…

Samuel Skinner and Henry Gonzalez speak at the Congressional-City Conference of the National League of Cities.

President Bush and Secretary Skinner announced the National Transportation Policy developed by the Transportation Department after an extensive public-private sector outreach. The secretary …