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Press Releases 2009

Speeches 2009

JANUARY

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on CAFE Standards(01/26/09)

Ray H. LaHood Becomes the 16th U.S. Secretary of Transportation (01/23/09)

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters (01/16/09)

News Digest (01/16/09)

Dr. Karlin Toner to Lead Interagency Coordination of NextGen (01/15/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces Final Plan for Schedule Reductions to Address LaGuardia Airport Congestion and Delays (01/14/09)

November Airline On-Time Performance Improves from Last Year (01/14/09)

DOT Requires Stronger Railroad Hazmat Tank Cars to Improve Crashworthiness Final Rule Reduces Risk of Hazmat Spills from Train Accidents (01/12/09)

U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $2 Million in Immediate Emergency Relief for Flood-Damaged Washington Roads (01/09/09)

News Digest (01/09/09)

Statement on the Dulles Rail Project (01/07/09)

STATEMENT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (01/07/09)

AERO CLUB OF WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D.C. (01/15/09)

FEBRUARY

U.S. Department of Transportation Unveils 2010 Budget Framework (02/26/09)

DOT Announces FAA Safety Actions Have Reduced Accidents (02/24/09)

News Digest (02/20/09)

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood On President Obama’s Signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (02/17/09)

News Digest (02/13/09)

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Following the Crash of Continental Flight 3407 (02/13/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Meets with State Transportation Leaders to Discuss Economic Recovery Spending (02/11/09)

Airline On-Time Performance Improves in 2008 (02/09/09)

News Digest (02/06/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Creates Team to Coordinate DOT Role in Economic Recovery (02/04/09)

MARCH

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $229 Million in Economic Recovery Funds for Aviation (03/27/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Brings $36 Million in Federal Recovery Act Funds to Pay for Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail (03/27/09)

U.S. Department of Transportation Posts New Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2011 Cars and Light Trucks (03/27/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces More Than $28 Million for Arizona Airports Under Economic Recovery Act (03/26/09)

DOT Proposes Continental, US Airways for New U.S.-Brazil Air Services (03/20/09)

New Jersey’s I-295/I-76/Route 42 ‘Direct Connection’ Project Receives Green Light from Feds (03/20/09)

Middle Class Task Force Holds Town Hall Meeting on the Recovery Act (03/19/09)

HUD and DOT Partnership: Sustainable Communities (03/18/09)

DOT Moving Quickly to Use Transportation Funding for Economic Recovery, Transportation Secretary LaHood Says (03/17/09)

First Economic Recovery Act Money Released; U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $12 Million for Pennsylvania Airports (03/12/09)

Airline On-Time Performance Improves In January  (03/11/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Signs $900 Million Agreement to Fund Wiehle Avenue Extension of Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project (03/10/09)

Vice President Biden, U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood, Miami Mayor Diaz Announce Availability of $8.4 Billion in Public Transportation Investments; Miami Intermodal Center Cited as Model for Investment (03/05/09)

President Obama Marks Historic Transportation Investment
Vice President Biden, Secretary LaHood Join in Ceremony at DOT (03/03/09)

Amer. Association of Port Authorities (03/24/09)

National League of Cities (03/17/09)

APTA Legislative Conference (03/09/09)

APRIL

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $75 Million in Federal Funding for Eastside Extension of Portland Streetcar Loop U.S. Company Oregon Ironworks, Inc. to Manufacture Seven New Streetcars (04/30/09)

U.S. DOT Orders Full Review of Motorcoach Safety (04/30/09)

U.S. DOT Doubles Roof Strength Standard for Light Vehicles; Announces First Ever Standards for Heavier Vehicles (04/30/09)

U.S. DOT Announces New Consumer Program for Child Safety Seats (04/24/09)

News Digest (04/24/09)

US Secretary of Transportation Says Cost Savings Returned to States (04/20/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Visits First New Hampshire Highway Project to Break Ground Using Recovery Funds (04/17/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $6.2 Million in Economic Recovery Funds for Edward F. Knapp State Airport (04/17/09)

News Digest (04/17/09)

President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary LaHood Call for U.S. High-Speed Passenger Trains (04/16/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Praises Efforts of FAA Air Traffic Controllers Who Helped Land Plane After Pilot Died At Controls (04/15/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $46 Million in Economic Recovery Funds for Airports Across the United States (04/15/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $10.5 Million in Economic Recovery Funds for Pennsylvania Airports, Including $5 Million for Philadelphia International Airport (04/15/09)

President Obama, Vice President Biden, Transportation Secretary LaHood Announce 2,000th Transportation Project Under Economic Recovery Act (04/13/09)

News Digest (04/10/09)

Airline On-Time Performance Improves In February(04/09/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $258 Million in Economic Recovery Funds for Airports Across the United States (04/08/09)

DOT Proposes to Approve Star Alliance Plan to Add Continental, Establish Joint Venture (04/07/09)

White House High-Speed Rail Announcement (04/16/09)

MAY

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on House Passage of FAA Authorization Bill (05/21/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Reminds Drivers and Bicyclists toShare the Road During Bicycle Safety Month (05/19/09)

Secretary LaHood: TIGER Discretionary Grants Will Target Major-Impact Transportation Projects, Job Creation (05/15/09)

Transportation Secretary LaHood Proposes to Cancel Slot Auctions for New York-Area Airports, Announces Discussions on Reducing Congestion (05/13/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Honors Mariners Who Participated in Rescue of Passengers and Crew of USAIR Flight 1549 (05/13/09)

March Airline On-Time Performance Higher Than Last Year, Down from February (05/12/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $742.5 Million in Federal Recovery Act Funds to Pay for Transit Projects in Nine States (05/07/09)

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on the Departure of Deputy Secretary Thomas J. Barrett (05/06/09)

LaHood Applauds New Florida Primary Seat Belt Law
Florida now eligible for more than $35 million in federal funds (06/02/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $742.5 Million in Federal Recovery Act Funds for Transit Projects in Nine States (05/06/09)

Maritime Day Observance — Smithsonian Museum of American History (05/22/09)

Remarks of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at the National Press Club Luncheon (05/21/09)

DOT-Commerce Supply Chain Infrastructure Conference (05/11/09)

New Roadside Survey Shows Steady Decline in Alcohol Levels, while Driver Drug Use is Detected (07/13/09)

Federal and State Officials Mark Texas ARRA Milestone at Recovery Act Project Site in Dallas; On Day of ARRA Deadline, Texas Recovery Efforts are Ahead of Schedule (06/29/09)

News Digest (06/26/09)

Vice President Biden Applauds States forMeeting Recovery Act Milestone Ahead of Schedule (06/25/09)

CARS Will Put Safer, Cleaner, More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles on Road (06/24/09)

Statement from U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday's Washington DC Metro Rail Crash (06/23/09)

News Digest (06/19/09)

Statement from U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Concerning Passage of the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act (06/19/09)

Statement from U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on the Highway Trust Fund (06/17/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Guidelines for Receiving Economic Recovery Funds for High-Speed Rail (061/17/09)

DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Announce Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities; Partnership sets forth six ‘livability principles’ to coordinate policy (06/16/09)

News Digest (06/12/09)

Airline On-Time Performance Improves in April (06/09/09)

FAA to inspect pilot training at regional airlines (06/09/09)

Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari Breaks Ground on Project Funded by the Recovery Act in Wisconsin (06/05/09)

Vice President Biden, Secretary LaHood Meet with Governors on Future of U.S. High-Speed Rail (06/03/09)

Airline On-Time Performance Improved in August

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood to Announce TIGER Discretionary Grant Awards Early in Effort to Accelerate Recovery Spending (07/30/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Kicks-Off CARS Program, Encourages Consumers to Buy More Fuel Efficient Cars and Trucks (07/27/09)

FRA Receives 278 Pre-Applications for High-Speed Passenger Rail Funding (07/16/09)

USDOT Approves $386 Million Loan to Build Triangle Expressway in North Carolina (07/13/09)

DOT Approves Star Alliance Plan to Add Continental, Establish Joint Venture (07/10/09)

DOT Fines United for Failure to Disclose Code-Sharing (07/09/09)

DOT Fines Delta for Violations of Denied Boarding Compensation Rules (07/09/09)

Airline On-Time Performance Improves in (07/09/09)

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $17.1 Million in Shipyard Grants (07/09/09)

Secretary LaHood Announces Extension of California High-Speed Rail Corridor to Las Vegas (07/02/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood: Overall Traffic Fatalities Reach Record Low (07/02/09)

Test

Remarks of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHoodat the National Association of Counties (NACO) (07/27/09)

Remarks by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood On the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act At the Center for National Policy (07/15/09)

Federal Transit Administration Reaches Major Recovery Act Milestone, Awards $6.7 Billion To Nearly 600 Transit Providers Across the U.S. (08/31/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Recovery Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses (08/31/09)

U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John D. Porcari Kicks Off First ARRA Funded Highway Project in Wichita (08/28/09)

Transportation Secretary LaHood and Senator Specter Break Ground on ARRA Funded Elizabethtown Station Project (08/24/09)

Deadline for Dealers to File CARS Applications Extended Until Noon, Tuesday (08/24/09)

U.S. Department of Transportation to Recycle Two More JRRF Ships(08/24/09)

News Digest (08/21/09)

STATEMENT BY U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD ON CONCLUSION OF THE PRELIMINARY PHASE OF THE CONTINENTAL TARMAC DELAY INVESTIGATION (08/21/09)

DOT Proposes Fine for Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. for Pennsylvania Accident (08/17/09)

Secretary LaHood Announces Wind Down to Hugely Popular CARS Program (08/20/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Kicks Off Nationwide Enforcement Crackdown on Impaired Driving;
Releases New Report Highlighting Increasing Number of Impaired Female Drivers (08/19/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces New Details on Distracted Driving Summit (08/18/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $298.7 Million in Federal Recovery Act Funds for New Jersey Transit Projects; Includes $130 Million for the Mass Transit Tunnel Project (08/14/09)

Car Allowance Rebate System Announcement (08/13/09)

STATEMENT BY U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD ON CONTINENTAL EXPRESS TARMAC DELAY
(08/11/09)

DOT Fines Three Airlines for Violations of Consumer Rules (08/10/09)

DOT Proposes Fine for Williams-Transco Following Rural Virginia Accident (08/10/09)

News Digest (08/07/09)

U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John D. Porcari Announces $32.5 Million for East Penn Manufacturing;
DOE Recovery Act Funds Will Go to Support the Next Generation of U.S. Batteries; And Electric Vehicles Manufacturing (08/05/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Distracted Driving Summit(08/04/09)

June Airline On-Time Performance Better Than Last Year But Down From May (08/04/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Kicks Off Historic Summit to Tackle Dangers of Distracted Driving; New Research Finds Increase in Use of Hand-Held Devices Among All Drivers (09/30/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces More Than $42 Million in Grants to Build and Improve Ferry Docks and Facilities (09/29/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces the Quick Release of $1 Million to Georgia to Repair Roads and Bridges (09/28/09)

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Schedule for the Distracted Driving Summit (09/25/09)

TIGER Grant Applications Showcase the Demand for Innovative Transportation Projects Nationwide (09/25/09)

CASH FOR CLUNKERS PAYOUT NEARLY COMPLETE (09/25/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Kicks-Off Program to Get More Women Working in Transportation (09/21/09)

Administration Officials Wrap Up Sustainable Communities Tour with Denver Visit (09/18/09)

DOT Fines Spirit Airlines for Violations of Consumer Rules (09/17/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Agenda for Distracted Driving Summit;Leaders to Explore Solutions to Distracted Driving (09/16/09)

DOT Secretary Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Propose National Program to Improve Fuel Economy and Reduce Greenhouse Gases (09/15/09)

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on the July Freight Transportation Services Index (09/10/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Launches Child Passenger Safety Week (09/10/09)

Airline On-Time Performance Improved in July (09/08/09)

News Digest (09/04/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Tours Manchester Airport Access Road Construction Site (10/30/09)

DOT Proposes Fine for Enterprise Products Following Investigation into Kansas Pipeline Failure (10/28/09)

Newly Formed Safety Council to Take Safety Commitment to Next Level (10/26/09)

U.S. DOT Urges Parents and Caregivers to Continue to Buckle Up Their Children – Every Trip. Every Time. (10/23/09)

DOT Grants $4 Million to Boost Hazardous Materials Safety Instructor and Employee Training (10/22/09)

DOT Deputy Secretary John D. Porcari Announces Plan to Clean Up Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Department prioritizes 25 ships in worst condition for cleaning (10/22/09)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $20.9 Million for First Responders; Funds Will Be Used to Improve Hazardous Materials Planning and Training (10/19/09)

News Digest (10/16/09)

U.S. Department of Transportation Approves $341 Million Loan to Build Port of Miami Tunnel (10/15/09)

Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on the August Freight Transportation Services Index (10/15/09)

News Digest (10/09/09)

DOT Warns Airlines on Improperly Limiting Reimbursements for Mishandled Baggage (10/09/09)

DOT Issues Lithium Battery Safety Advisory to Increase Aviation Industry Awareness (10/06/09)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Administration Wide Effort to Combat Distracted Driving (10/01/09)

Distracted Driving Summit
Washington, D.C. (10/01/09)

Secretary LaHood Reminds Mariners of Best Practices Following Recent Attacks on the Maersk Alabama and M/V Harriett (11/19/09)

DOT Small Business Vendor Day Focuses on Service Disabled Veteran Small Business Owners (11/18/09)

U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New Action Plan to Address Motorcoach Safety Issues (11/16/09)

DOT Administrative Law Judge Approves Ultimate Fares Settlement (11/12/09)

Airline On-Time Performance Improves in September (11/09/09)

News Digest (12/11/09)