THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK:JAMES L. OBERSTAR

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: June 24, 2008 | Copyright information

Congressional Testimony
06-24-2008
Statement of The Honorable James L. Oberstar Chairman, House Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee Committee on House Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit June 24, 2008 I want to thank all
of the witnesses for being here today for this important hearing. Our nation`s
intermodal surface transportation network serves as the backbone of our
economic security and competitiveness, as well as our quality of life.
It facilitates the movement of people and goods and links our communities
to each other and the world. While much of ...

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