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Sean Casten's Public Statements on Issue: Transportation

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (IL) - District 6

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01/13/2023 Letter to Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Chairman Sam Graves & Ranking Member Rick Larsen Promise Vigorous Oversight of DOT Plans to Prevent Another FAA System Failure
04/27/2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, David Joyce, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Bicameral Group Call for Additional Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses
04/20/2022 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation - Norton, Lynch, Quigley, Suozzi Lead Quiet Skies Caucus Request for Addition of Five Community Representatives to NextGen Advisory Committee
04/07/2022 Casten, Tonko Introduce EV Grid Act to Meet Increasing Electricity Demand of EV Charging Infrastructure
01/14/2022 Illinois Democrats Announce Historic $1.4 Billion for Illinois Bridges from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
12/17/2021 Casten Announces Midway, O'Hare to Receive Nearly $94 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
12/01/2021 Casten Flies from Chicago to Washington, DC on the First Passenger Flight Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in History
11/19/2021 Letter to Hon. J B Prizker, Governor of Illinois - Rush, Illinois Dems Urge Governor Pritzker, IDOT, to Prioritize Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Member Directed Projects
08/09/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Dingell, Clarke Urge Congressional Leadership to Invest $85B in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
07/27/2021 Letter to Hon. Michael S. Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Matsui And Colleagues Urge Epa To Reinstate Waiver For California's Clean Car Standards
07/01/2021 Casten Opens Hearing on Solving the Climate Crisis Through Much Needed Investments in Transportation Infrastructure, Highlighting Need for Market-Based Electric Vehicle Incentives to Lower Costs for Consumers
06/11/2021 Letter to the Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Newman, Garcia, Durbin and Duckworth Lead IL Delegation Letter Inviting Secretary Buttigieg to Tour Chicagoland Area
04/30/2021 Letter to the Hon. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, and Michael Simpson, Ranking Member - Rush Leads 10 Appropriations Letters Requesting Funding For Priorities Including Women's Heart Health, Clean Energy, Kidney Disease, Public School Infrastructure
02/27/2021 Casten Statement on House Passage of the American Rescue Plan of 2021 Act: $13.2 billion for Illinois
08/04/2020 Casten Introduces Legislation to Reduce Vehicle Emissions
06/08/2020 Letter to Mr. Omar Osman, Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation - Quigley Urges Illinois Department of Transportation Changes in Wake of COVID-19
05/07/2020 Letter to Peter A. De Fazio, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair; Eleanor Holmes Norton, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chair; Sam Graves, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member; and Rodney Davis, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member - Huffman Advocates for Wildlife Protections in Next Transportation Bill
04/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Hon. Sam Graves, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Representatives García, Pressley, Takano Lead Future of Transportation Caucus in Promoting Access, Equity and Sustainability
08/28/2018 Casten, Bustos: Invest in Our Future
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