Susan Mayne, director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), testified before a House Oversight subcommittee on the infant…
853 viewsThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on the aviation workforce, following an uptick in close calls between airplanes landing or taking off from airports.…
779 viewsActing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Billy Nolen testified on January’s Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system outage, which briefly led to thousands of delayed flights, before the…
1,185 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to address the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen Supreme Court decision on the right to carry a concealed weapon in public…
1,734 viewsTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen, and National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy discussed maintaining aviation safety…
956 viewsFrank Yiannas, the former Food and Drug Administration deputy commissioner for food policy and response during the nationwide 2022 baby formula shortage, told lawmakers the U.S. is “one outbreak,…
1,000 viewsOhio Representatives Bill Johnson (R) and Emilia Sykes (D), and members of their state’s congressional delegation spoke with reporters about the RAIL Act to address safety in the wake of…
272 viewsRadhika Fox, assistant administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water, testified before lawmakers on the agency’s new proposal to limit PFAS or what’s also known as…
927 viewsNorfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R), an East Palestine resident, and others testified on rail safety before the Senate Commerce Committee. The hearing followed Norfolk…
1,009 viewsNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy said the board is considering issuing urgent safety recommendations following the Ohio toxic chemical train derailment in East…
92 viewsPresident Biden spoke before hundreds of professional firefighters at the International Association of Firefighters' 2023 legislative conference. The conference gathered leaders from the…
684 viewsSenate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the chamber floor about introducing rail safety legislation following the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio.
41 viewsEugene Mulero talked about the train derailment in northeast Ohio and questions about the safety of transporting toxic chemicals.
514 viewsU.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore and others discussed land management and wildfire resiliency at the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Topics…
662 viewsTop Transportation Department officials and airline industry experts testified on aviation safety amid recent incidents at airports in Texas and New York. They covered a variety of topics…
1,234 viewsMajority Whip Dick Durbin in a Senate floor speech called for the Food and Drug Administration by the end of the day to order vaping products off the market. He said, “Tell the tobacco industry, sorry the…
124 viewsA Senate Appropriations subcommittee examined the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety policy after concerns were published in a recent Politico investigative report. The report found…
607 viewsRichard Cline, the Federal Protective Service (FPS) principal deputy director, during a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing said the agency and its…
451 viewsAviation industry stakeholders testified at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation hearing on new and emerging…
617 viewsAirport and law enforcement officials testified at a a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on the growing number of firearms detected at Transportation Security Administration…
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