Transportation
Information regarding my stance on Transportation issues.
January 5, 2018
There is a lot of work ahead in the new year. Before we undertake a fresh set of challenges, it is good to take stock of the many positive outcomes and accomplishments of 2017.
October 16, 2017
Today, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03) led a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao voicing concerns about the department’s plan to terminate the Essential Air Service program in Nebraska communities.
Issues:Transportation
August 7, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after PenAir announced it has filed a request with the Department of Transportation to end Essential Air Service routes between Denver and Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff.
April 21, 2017
One issue most Americans agree on is the importance of investing in our infrastructure. Significant repairs are needed to keep our country strong and competitive. In Nebraska, we know infrastructure is crucial to connecting rural communities.
March 2, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) reintroduced legislation today to broaden fuel choices for retailers and consumers by expanding the existing waiver of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations related to the Reid Vapor Pressure of motor vehicle fuel, which E10 received in 1990, to include E15.
December 20, 2016
Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released his 2016 Regulation Rewind Report, a digital booklet highlighting his efforts to reduce the burden of overregulation on Nebraskans.
July 15, 2016
At a recent Nebraska Breakfast in Washington, D.C., I commented on Nebraskans’ frustration over the frequency of flight cancellations at local airports. Looking across the room, I saw many heads nod enthusiastically in agreement.
Issues:Transportation
July 13, 2016
The bill is a victory for Nebraska’s rural and small community airports and will allow the FAA to continue its operations without the threat of its authorization expiring.
Issues:Transportation
April 19, 2016
Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statements today after the U.S. Senate passed its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, which includes the Small Airport Regulation Relief Act introduced by Smith and Lummis in 2015.
Issues:Transportation
September 18, 2015
Access to commercial air service is crucial to keeping rural America connected to the rest of the country and attracting entrepreneurs to invest and expand in our communities. As Kevin Howard, director of the Alliance Visitors Bureau, has said, “Economic developers don’t come into town on the bus.”