NEW STARTS AND SMALL STARTS PROGRAM:JAMES S. SIMPSON

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: September 26, 2007 | Copyright information

Congressional Testimony
09-26-2007
Statement of James S. Simpson Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation Committee on House Transportation and
Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit September 26, 2007
Good morning, Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Duncan, and Members of this
Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the recent
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Federal Transit Administration`s
(FTA) New Starts and Small Starts programs, which are among the Federal
government`s largest discretionary programs. This ...

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