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Members of Congress and the administration and state and local officials celebrated the fifth anniversary of signing of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. The bill shifte…
44 viewsMembers of Congress and the administration and state and local officials celebrated the fifth anniversary of signing of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. The bill shifte…
44 viewsPresident Bill Clinton made the following appointments to the Cabinet: Federico Pena as Secretary of Energy, Andrew Cuomo as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Rodney Slater as Secr…
214 viewsNational Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey and Transportation Secretary Federico Pena briefed reporters on U.S. drug strategy. White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry then took r…
53 viewsIn the third open meeting of the commission, air traffic controllers, pilots and representatives of several airlines and aviation industry groups testified about airline safety. The focus wa…
216 viewsParticipants gathered at a meeting to form a national coalition of communities and rail advocacy groups to promote the increase of rail transportation, especially urban mass transit railways…
35 viewsThe president and vice president talked with reporters about the vice-president’s just-released report from the Aviation Safety and Security Commission.
67 viewsThe first meeting of the Aviation Safety and Security Commission, an 18-member, presidentially-appointed board which was formed after the ValuJet and TWA crashes, was held. The commission, w…
126 viewsTransportation Secretary Federico Pena, and U.S. and British airport authorities testified before the Senate Transportation Committee about the necessity of heightened airport security.
123 viewsThe Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony from Transportation Secretary Federico Pena and Federal Aviation Administrator David Hinson. They were asked about the FAA safety inspecti…
84 viewsSecretary of Transportation Federico Pena spoke at a ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of the Federal Transit Administration. He talked about the development of mass transit and future n…
177 viewsStanding on an outdoor dias with the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle in the background, President Clinton addressed the graduating class of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He talked about the service…
548 viewsThe memorial service for Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, held at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington D.C.. Brown was killed in the crash of a U.S. Air Force jet in Croatia that took …
2,187 viewsSecretary Federico Pena talked with reporters about the Transportation Department budget. He took questions from the press.
25 viewsSecretary Pena talked about transportation issues with the airlines and aerospace, that the U.S. economy was growing and federal-state relationships, cost cuts to the Department of Transport…
30 viewsAt this annual meeting, representatives of Native American tribes from across the nation gathered to hear speakers on various issues of particular concern to Native Americans.
98 viewsWhite House News Briefing with White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta and United States Secretary of Transportation Federico Peña that announced new rules for trains leaving stations afte…
90 viewsThe participants described projects which could help solve the problems of cities, including mass transportation, new health programs, and a revised Department of Housing and Urban Developme…
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