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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration keeps hurting Americans.

In addition to shutting down the government and creating a healthcare crisis, the Trump administration is cancelling billions of dollars for disaster response and recovery.

Nobody asked for this.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 2d

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 2d

FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund is solvent for now, but a prolonged shutdown could change that.

Republicans must negotiate in good faith to come to an agreement that reopens the government to continue essential services and functions.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 5d

Coast Guard servicemembers are already lacking adequate living conditions—something T&I Dems have been trying to fix.

Now, we’re asking them to carry out their missions without pay.

@transportdems.bsky.social are ready to achieve a bipartisan solution to reopen the government and pay our Coasties.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 7d

While essential transportation safety employees continue to work, they are doing so without pay.

Republicans should come to the negotiating table immediately to end this shutdown and compensate the workers protecting the safety of the traveling public.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 8d

Democrats are in DC to fix the healthcare crisis Republicans created.

Republicans? They’re nowhere to be found.

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Representative Rick Larsen @repricklarsen.bsky.social · 8d

Transportation, not troops, for Portland. 🌹 @repdexteror.bsky.social

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 9d

The Trump Administration’s management of FEMA is a chaotic mess and threatens FEMA’s ability to help communities when disaster strikes.

Instead of listening to employee concerns, Secretary Noem fired whistleblowers.

They must be reinstated.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 12d

The Trump Administration continued to put corporate profits over people when it canceled a proposed rule guaranteeing airline passengers compensation for delayed flights.

Last week, House Democrats demanded Secretary Duffy reverse the Administration’s decision.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 16d

Last week, Ranking Member @repricklarsen.bsky.social joined Chairman Graves and the Regional Airline Association to talk about how @transportdems.bsky.social are working on bipartisan solutions to improve aviation safety and protect the flying public.

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Representative Rick Larsen @repricklarsen.bsky.social · 17d

Glad to have @frost.house.gov on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee! @transportdems.bsky.social

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 19d

This Rail Safety Week, @transportdems.bsky.social want to protect rail passengers and communities.

T&I Democrats stand ready to work with anyone to improve rail safety.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 21d

The Trump Administration recently abandoned a rule for airlines to compensate passengers when they cause major flight disruptions.

House Democrats won’t let airlines off the hook. Yesterday, 78 Democrats wrote to Secretary Duffy demanding they reverse this decision.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 21d

MARKUP ALERT: Join @transportdems.bsky.social for a full Committee Markup today at 10 a.m. ET. www.youtube.com/live/xTI9Y9S...

Full Committee Markup

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 22d

The Trump Administration continued its attack on FEMA when it unlawfully fired employees who blew the whistle on the Agency’s mismanagement.

Today, Democratic leaders called on Secretary Noem and David Richardson to reinstate these employees.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 23d

Last week, T&I Democrats and Republicans introduced the PIPES Act of 2025.

This bipartisan bill will help to make millions of miles of pipelines across the country safer and hold operators accountable for safety violations. democrats-transportation.house.gov/news/press-r...

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 26d

Last week, T&I Democrats and Republicans came together to pass the FEMA Act of 2025.

Americans should be able to count on a strong, effective FEMA to help communities when disaster strikes.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 27d

America’s Air Traffic Control system is in urgent need of an upgrade.

@transportdems.bsky.social will work with anybody committed to safety to achieve this.

Fixing these safety issues has crossed Administrations but cannot take generations.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 28d

Last Congress, the T&I Committee passed another Water Resources Development Act to invest in the nation’s water infrastructure.

Today, T&I Dems will get a progress report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=svsN...

Subcommittee Hearing on “Water Resources Development Acts Implementation: Review and Oversight...”

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · Sep 8

Last month, President Trump fired a Senate-confirmed member of the freight rail regulator, the Surface Transportation Board.

The Administration should stop playing politics with STB's ability to hold freight railroads accountable and protect the traveling public.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · Sep 4

RM @repricklarsen.bsky.social: “As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the FEMA Act of 2025 strengthens the Agency and ensures it has the tools to efficiently and effectively serve as a lifeline to disaster-impacted communities—like those in my district hit by the 2024 Bomb Cyclone."

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · Sep 3

Today, @transportdems.bsky.social will markup the bipartisan FEMA Act of 2025.

As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, this bill will reform FEMA to ensure the Agency can provide relief to disaster-impacted communities. www.youtube.com/live/sMAL0PM...

Full Committee Markup

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · Sep 2

Really, EPA?

Letting polluters off the hook by allowing animal 💩 into our water isn’t money-saving; it’s just gross.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · Aug 27

After botching their response to the tragic flooding in Texas, the last thing the Trump Administration should be doing is retaliating against FEMA staff.

Instead, they should focus on ensuring FEMA has what it needs to help communities when disaster strikes.

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · Aug 26

At a time when natural disasters are becoming more severe and frequent, the federal government should be supporting FEMA, not diminishing it.

@transportdems.bsky.social are focused on protecting the Agency and the communities it serves. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...

FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response

www.nytimes.com

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