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Following are press releases and statements issued in the past few weeks. Anything issued before then can be accessed through the Department's public affairs archives web page. Additional current news can be found in the Briefing Room.  

PRESS RELEASES

Small DOT LogoMedia Advisory U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater to Promote New Policy Architecture and Visioning for Transportation Systems in Coast-to-Coast Intermodal Tour (6/16/00)

Small DOT LogoBTS Released Report on Bicycle and Pedestrian Data (6/16/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S.-U.K. Air Talks Conclude, To Resume July 5 (6/15/00)

Small DOT LogoDOT Notifies Airlines of New Requirements To Address Needs of Families of Air Accident Victims (6/15/00)

Small DOT LogoSecretary Slater, Upon Leaving Taiwan, Promotes Liberalization and Foreign Investment (6/15/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Downey Announces New All-American Roads, National Scenic Byways in 20 States (6/15/00)

Small DOT LogoStatement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater On the Fiscal 2001 Transportation Appropriations Bill (6/15/00)

Small DOT LogoStatement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater Regarding Airline Competition (6/14/00)

Small DOT LogoFraudulent Highway Contractor Gets 5 Years’ Imprisonment, $18,000 fine (6/13/00)

Small DOT LogoNew Rule for Marking Large Trucks To Ease Identification, Improve Safety (6/13/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S. Transportation Secretary Slater, Canadian Transport Minister Collenette Sign Safety, Code-Sharing Agreements (6/12/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S. DOT Determined to Move Hours-of-Service Regulation Forward, Will Extend Time for Public Comment (6/9/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Promotes Vision of Global Transportation with Canada (6/9/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $121.8 Million in Grants for Surface Transportation Improvements (6/9/00)

Small DOT LogoSecretary Slater Travels to Taiwan (6/9/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S. Department of Transportation Forms Partnership with Washington State To Participate in Interstate Pipeline Inspections (6/8/00)

Small DOT LogoNew Transportation Department Report Shows How European Practices Could Improve Commercial Vehicle Safety in U.S. (6/8/00)

Small DOT LogoAll Flights To and From the United States To Be Smoke-Free (6/2/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S. Department of Transportation Seeks $3.05 Million Penalty Against Olympic Pipeline For Safety Violations in Pipeline Failure (6/2/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Federal Funding for Tri-County Commuter Rail in South Florida (6/1/00)

Small DOT LogoU.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Says Record Infrastructure Investments Have Improved Transportation Safety, System Conditions (6/1/00)

Small DOT LogoDOT Secretary Slater Announces Law Protecting Air Passengers With Disabilities Now Covers Foreign Airlines (6/1/00)

Small DOT LogoDOT Issues Monthly Air Travel Consumer Report (6/1/00)

   RECENT STATEMENTS & SPEECHES
by the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Small DOT LogoRemarks by Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mortimer Downey, Navy League’s National Convention, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel (6/17/00)

Small DOT LogoRemarks by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, Millennium Transportation Conference, Toronto, Canada (6/12/00)

Small DOT LogoRemarks by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, Borders and Corriders Announcement (6/9/00)

Small DOT LogoRemarks by U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Rodney E. Slater Regarding U. S. Ferry Transportation in the 21st Century. Seattle, Washington(6/9/2000)

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