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. 
 

PRESS RELEASES

RECENT STATEMENTS & SPEECHES

News Digest (05/28/10) DOT Fines Two Airlines for Violating Price Advertising Rules (05/28/2010) TIGER II Grants To Target Major-Impact Transportation Projects, Job Creation (05/28/2010) Nearly $80 Million in High-Speed Rail Funds Delivered to States; Vice President Biden Praises First Round of Grants (05/27/2010) 2009 Passenger Airline Employment by Job Category (05/26/2010) Federal Highway Administration Launches New Technology Tool to Pinpoint Freight Congestion; Listing of Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks Will Help Planning Efforts (05/26/2010) Secretary LaHood Charges Advisory Committee with Helping to Ensure Health of U.S. Aviation Industry (05/25/2010) Secretary LaHood Applauds Kansas on New Law Banning Texting For All Drivers (05/24/10) U.S. DOT Targets 45 Million Americans Still Not Buckling Up (05/24/2010) FMCSA Announces New Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Members (05/24/2010) National Maritime Day Honors Merchant Marines; Presidential Proclamation acknowledges impact of merchant marine contributions to America’s leadership in global marketplace (05/21/2010) USDOT Officials Deliver Encouraging Message to “Bike to Work Day” Rally; Department Enters New Era of Bike-Friendly Policies (05/21/2010) U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Signs Memorandum of Cooperation to Encourage Women to Pursue Math and Science Careers in Transportation; Partnership with Women’s Transportation Seminar International Supports Diverse 21st Century Workforce (05/20/2010) 4th-Quarter 2009 Air Fare Data: Average 4th-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Fell 7.4% from 4th Quarter 2008; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Huntsville, Lowest Fare at Atlantic City (05/19/2010) U.N. and International Officials Launch Global Effort to End Distracted Driving (05/19/2010) March 2010 Passenger Airline Employment Down 3.8 Percent from March 2009 (05/18/2010) Top Highway Official Kicks Off First of Five Events to Improve Minority Contracting for Transportation Projects (05/18/2010) Federal Transportation Officials Seek Public Input on First Ever National Rail Plan (05/17/2010) U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Proposed Regulations to Prevent Railroad Crew Distractions While Operating Trains (05/17/2010) Federal and State Officials Break Ground On Delaware’s Largest Recovery Act Project (05/14/2010) Nation’s Top Highway Official Breaks Ground on $22 Million Bridge Replacement near Baltimore (05/14/2010) NEWS DIGEST (05/14/2010) Secretary LaHood Announces Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Awarded 1,000th Recovery Act Transit Grant (05/13/2010) February 2010 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 1.9 Percent from February 2009 (05/13/2010) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose 0.9% in March from February (05/12/2010) U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Members of Future of Aviation Advisory Committee; First Meeting is May 25 (05/12/2010) FMCSA Launches Pre-Employment Screening Program (05/11/10) March Airline On-Time Performance Higher Than Last Year and February (05/11/10) DOT Fines Continental for Incomplete Disability Complaint Reports (05/10/2010) DOT Announces Proposed Decision to Award Four Routes at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (05/07/10) News Digest (05/07/10) Proposed Rule Broadens DBE Program Inclusions, Requires Greater Accountability from Administering Agencies(05/07/10) Wisconsin Becomes 25th State to Pass Texting Ban for All Drivers (05/05/10) DOT Grants Delta/US Airways Slot Waiver (05/04/2010) U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Agreement with Trinidad and Tobago on Open Skies (05/04/10) U.S. Department of Transportation Requests Public Comment on Strategic Plan (05/04/2010) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $775 MillionIn Federal Funds to Upgrade Nation’s Bus Systems; Funds are for buses, facilities and equipment (05/03/2010) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for Connecticut; Funds Will Be Used for Bridge and Road Repairs Following Recent Floods (05/03/2010) 4th-Quarter 2009 Airline Financial Data: Low-Cost and Regional Airlines Report Profits, Network Carriers Report Loss (05/03/2010) Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Joins Oprah for ‘No Phone Zone Day’ to End Distracted Driving(04/30/2010) Secretary LaHood: Michigan Becomes the 24th State to Ban Texting (04/30/2010) Secretary LaHood Touts Success of Cash for Clunkers; Responds to Reports by DOT Inspector General, GAO (04/29/10) February 2010 North American Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 24.1 Percent from February 2009 (04/29/2010)

Remarks by Secretary Lahood @ Future of U.S. Aviation Advisory Committee Kickoff Meeting (05/25/2010) Remarks by Secretary Lahood @ “Click It or Ticket” National Launch @ the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. (05/24/2010) Remarks by Secretary Lahood @ Loras College Commencement in Dubuque, Iowa (05/22/2010) Remarks by Secretary Lahood @ A Global Call to End Distracted Driving United Nations in New York City, New York (05/19/2010) Remarks by Secretary LaHood @ ITS America Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas (05/05/2010) Remarks by Secretary Lahood @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts (05/03/2010)

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