Transportation For America » press conference http://t4america.org Wed, 23 May 2012 14:46:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rep. Oberstar releasing outline of transportation bill Wednesday http://t4america.org/blog/2009/06/15/rep-oberstar-releasing-outline-of-transportation-bill-wednesday/ http://t4america.org/blog/2009/06/15/rep-oberstar-releasing-outline-of-transportation-bill-wednesday/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:29:57 +0000 Stephen Lee Davis http://t4america.org/?p=2159 This just in. From a press advisory we received:

T&I Chairman to Release Blueprint for New Transportation Authorization Bill 6/17

WASHINGTON — House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James L. Oberstar (Minn.) will release a white paper next week (6/17) to outline plans for the new surface transportation authorization bill.

The news conference is scheduled for Wednesday, June 22, at 11:00 a.m. The event will be held in Room 2167 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The news conference also will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, http://transportation.house.gov.

The authorization bill is currently being drafted and will replace the current authorization, SAFETEA-LU, which is due to expire on September 30. Oberstar has promised that the new authorization will transform the way the federal government invests highway, safety, and transit funds.

WHO: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James L. Oberstar (Minn.)
WHAT: News Conference to release blueprint for new surface transportation authorization bill
WHEN: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Room 2167, Rayburn House Office Building, Independence Ave. at South Capitol St. S.W., Washington, D.C.

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