One of the financial lifelines of California's bullet train project has been $3.2 billion in federal grants. But a provision included in a key transportation funding bill passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday could place a roadblock on future federal payouts. An amendment backed by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Turlock), chairman of the House rail subcommittee, would ban a 2012 agreement between California and the Obama administration that allowed the rail project to tap federal grant funds wi...
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Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Chairman Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today participated in a hearing held by the full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on oversight of the Amtrak train 188 derailment, which took place on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 and resulted in over 200 injuries and the loss of eight lives. Rep. Denham questioned Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Acting Administrator Sarah Feinberg about the FRA’s choice to prioritize spending on projects suc...
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The last week has been unimaginably difficult for many Americans who lost friends or family members in the tragic derailment of Northeast Regional Amtrak train 188, which crashed on a curved track just north of downtown Philadelphia on Tuesday evening. Eight lives were lost, eight more individuals remain in critical condition and more than 200 were injured. The day after the derailment, I visited the scene to speak with Amtrak President Joe Boardman, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Acting ...
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[[{"fid":"366","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"media-element file-default"}}]] California Congressman Jeff Denham, who is on the subcommittee on railroads, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the investigation into the Philadelphia Amtrak train crash.
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Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Chairman Jeff Denham Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) issued the following statement in reaction to the Department of Transportation’s announced crude-by-rail safety rules: “After many hearings and many years of delay, we finally have a rule to address tank car safety from the Department of Transportation. Tank cars manufactured in the 1970s should have been phased out or retrofitted long ago. We will continue to push the rail supply industry ...
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U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today led a letter with 33 of his California colleagues to leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urging them to prioritize funding for crumbling locally owned bridges across the nation as Congress works to reauthorize MAP-21, the 2012 law which last reauthorized federal surface transportation programs. “Our nation’s bridges are in dire need of funding,” said Rep. Denham. “Modesto’s own 7th street bridge is rated a 2 out of 10...
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Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Turlock, is leading a push to prioritize funding for crumbling locally-owned bridges across the nation as Congress works on the 2012 law that authorized federal surface transportation programs. Denham noted Modesto’s 7th Street bridge as one of many that is in dire need of repair. The bridge rates a 2 out of 100, which means it is unsafe for school buses to travel over. Denham noted the fact that locally-owned on-system bridges are at a significant disadvantage when competing...
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Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif. has tried to get Amtrak to allow pets ever since he was prevented from taking Lily, his 15-pound French bulldog, on board a few years ago. | Scott Applewhite/Associated Press If you’ve been wanting to take your Chihuahua on a sightseeing trip downstate, Amtrak is keeping that plan on track. Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation Wednesday announced that a pilot program that had been allowing travelers to bring small pets on trips between Chicago and downs...
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