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House Transportation and Infrastructure
All Roads Lead Through Here
March 2, 2009
As Washington, D.C., insiders mused on whom President Barack Obama would select for his Cabinet in the weeks following November’s election, Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) seemed to be on everyone’s short list for Transportation secretary.
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Norton: a Player Outside the District
March 2, 2009
Scattered across the walls of Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s (D-D.C.) Rayburn office are a dozen or so black and white photos depicting the nation’s capital of days long past. Streetcars glide through the pre-Metro downtown in one shot, while President Teddy Roosevelt’s pet bison graze peacefully on the White House lawn in another Norton favorite.
Staff Director Shares Chairman’s Passions
March 2, 2009
David Heymsfeld — the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s majority staff director — is a tough deal maker with a conciliatory spirit, the man behind the negotiations on the $500 billion reauthorization of the nation’s surface transportation programs and the $70 billion Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization.
Lobbyists Closely Following Reauthorization Money
March 2, 2009
To earmark or not to earmark?
House Transportation and Infrastructure Through the Ages
March 2, 2009
The following is a look back at the history of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article
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