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Hakeem Jeffries' Public Statements on Issue: Transportation

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (NY) - District 8

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02/24/2022 Letter to Marie Therese Dominguez, New York Commissioner of Transportation - Clarke and Torres Lead Letter Calling on New York State to Include the Needs of Underserved Communities in Its EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan
07/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Vice Chair Strickland Leads CBC in Call for Equity in American Rail Infrastructure
03/11/2021 Letter to Steve Dickson, Administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration - Norton, Quiet Skies Caucus Send Letter to FAA on Aircraft Noise
12/10/2020 Reps. García, Pressley, and Jeffries Introduce Transit Parity Resolution
12/10/2020 Reps. Jeffries, Garcia and Pressley Introduce Transit Parity Resolution
09/09/2020 ICYMI: Nadler, Schumer & NYC House members announce: we will not support any bill that does not have adequate state & local or mass transit aid; proposed GOP bill doesn't include it & it won't pass Senate or House
07/29/2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Representatives Nadler, García, Moore, Takano, and over 100 Members Highlight Urgent Need to Support Public Transportation Agencies
05/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Reps. Nadler and Sires Lead Letter Urging Financial Assistance for Port Authority
04/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Democratic Leader of the Senate - Representative Adriano Espaillat Urges Federal Support of $3.9 Billion COVID-19 Relief Request for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
04/15/2020 Letter to Jane Williams, Acting Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration - Representatives Malinowski, Fitzpatrick, Moulton and Bacon Lead Effort to Protect Frontline Transit Workers
03/28/2020 Tweet - "Florida Gov has set up checkpoints on I-95 to stop drivers from the NYC area. Instead of trying to scapegoat New Yorkers here's a thought. Look in the mirror. This is the same guy who allowed thousands of spring breakers to wildly party on Florida beaches for days. Shameless."
08/28/2019 Tweet - "Our bridges, roads, tunnels, airports and mass transit systems are crumbling. But this guy fantasizes about purchasing Greenland. @HouseDemocrats have an idea. Repair America's infrastructure. And create 16 million good-paying jobs #ForThePeople."
02/04/2019 Letter to the Hon. Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Hon. Rick Larsen, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation - Espaillat, Meeks, Meng Thank T&i Committee for Planned Hearing on Shutdown's Impact on Aviation
08/10/2018 Letter to Daniel Elwell, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - NYC Lawmakers Request FAA Institute Restrictions on Helicopter Flights Over Shakespeare in the Park Festival
08/06/2018 Letter to Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation - 50+ Tri-Caucus Members Oppose Weaker Clean Car Standards, Warn of Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color
04/02/2018 New York Quiet Skies Caucus Members Secure Provision in Omnibus Bill that Seeks to Reduce Excessive Airplane Noise
03/19/2018 Letter to the Hon John Carter, Chairman of the Subcommittee and Homeland Security and the Hon Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Swalwell Leads 88 House Members in Urging Strong Funding for Transit Security
10/12/2017 Letter to the Honorable J. Mark McWatters, Chairman of National Credit Union Administration - Melrose Credit Union Financing of New York City Taxi Medallions
10/12/2017 Meng, Joined by Members of NYC Congressional Delegation, Seek to Help Borrowers Who Used Queens-Based Melrose Credit Union to Finance Purchase of New York City Taxi Medallions
07/14/2017 House Passes Meng Legislation to Authorize Jet Noise Reduction Program Within the Department of the Navy
04/07/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart and to the Hon. David Price, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development - Regarding Mitigating Airplane Noise in FY'18 Spending Bill
04/04/2017 Letter to the Hon. John Carter, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, the Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member - Mass Transit Security Funding
12/20/2016 Letter to Donald Trump, President-Elect - Protect American Jobs and Security, Reject NAI
06/09/2016 Letter to Michael Huerta, Administrator of the FAA - Meng Expresses Concern Over New Plan for Newark Airport that May Create Additional Airplane Noise Over Queens
06/08/2016 Letter to the Honorable John Carter and the Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard - TSA Delays and Improve Efficiency and Increase Workforce

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