AMTRAK OVERSIGHT:GILBERT E. CARMICHAEL

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: September 26, 2000 | Copyright information

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2000

STATEMENT OF GILBERT E. CARMICHAEL,, CHAIRMAN OF THE AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL

BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES SENATE

Mr. Chairman, thank you for inviting the Amtrak Reform Council to address your Committee's oversight hearing on Amtrak. While I am alone at the witness table, I would like to introduce other members of the Reform Council who are here today for this important hearing. These members include James Coston, appointed by Senate Minority Leader Daschle, and the newest member of the Council, Nancy ...

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