Funding System Needs Refinements
Special to Roll Call
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee already has begun to lay the groundwork for the 2009 reauthorization of the nations 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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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, Its as useless as tits on a bull. But as that panels 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










