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Transportation Is Economy’s Lifeblood

By Rep. Tom Petri
Special to Roll Call
Dec. 3, 2004, 1:29 p.m.

A major piece of unfinished business from the 108th Congress is the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century — TEA 21. To some, it may be surprising that such a popular bill which provides long-term funding for our nation’s highway, transit and safety programs has been so difficult to complete.

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