U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ERNEST ISTOOK JR (R-OK) CHAIRMAN U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ERNEST ISTOOK JR (R-OK) HOLDS HEARING ON FY 2005 FAA APPROPRIATIONS

From: Washington Transcript Service | Date: March 17, 2004 | Copyright information

Washington Transcript Service
03-17-2004
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: SUBCOMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES HOLDS A
HEARING ON FY 2005 FAA APPROPRIATIONS
MARCH 17, 2004
SPEAKERS:
U.S. REPRESE NTATIVE ERNEST J. ISTOOK JR., (R-OK)
CHAIRMAN
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FRANK WOLF (R-VA)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JERRY LEWIS (R-CA)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE HAROLD ROGERS (R-KY)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TODD TIAHRT (R-KS)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ANNE NORTHRUP ...

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