Funding System Needs Refinements

By Rep. James Oberstar
Special to Roll Call
July 15, 2007, 12 a.m.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee already has begun to lay the groundwork for the 2009 reauthorization of the nation’s highway, highway safety and public transportation programs. The committee has begun to evaluate the conditions and performance of our federal highways and public transportation systems and to examine the long-term adequacy of the existing funding mechanisms for highway and transit programs.



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