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September 5, 2007

Bridge Safety, Part 1

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on structurally deficient bridges in the United States. Chairman Oberst… read more

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on structurally deficient bridges in the United States. Chairman Oberstar’s initiative addressed the need to repair, rehabilitate, or replace the aging, failing bridges on the National Highway System. The initiative would improve bridge inspection requirements, provide dedicated funding, distribute funds based on public safety and need, and establish a trust fund to provide a dedicated source of revenue for the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of structurally deficient bridges.

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William Cox President Corman Construction
Dan Dorgan Official Minnesota->Department of Transportation

Thelma D. Drake U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Keith Ellison U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
Andy Hermann Managing Partner Hardesty and Hanover
Don Kaniewski Director National Construction Alliance->Legislative Affairs
Janet F. Kavinoky Executive Director U.S. Chamber of Commerce->Transportation and Infrastructure
Malcom Kerley Chief Engineer Virginia->Transportation
Timothy P. Lynch Senior Vice President American Trucking Associations->Federation Relations and Strategic Planning
Bob McFarlin Assistant Minnesota->Department of Transportation
Susan Miller Engineer Freeborn County, MN
Kirk Steudle Director Michigan->Department of Transportation
George Webb Engineer Palm Beach County, FL
Lynn A. Westmoreland U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
Richard Capka Administrator Federal Highway Administration
Kathleen Novak Mayor Northglenn
Mary E. Peters Secretary Department of Transportation
Mark V. Rosenker Chairman National Transportation Safety Board
R. T. Rybak Mayor Minneapolis, MN
Calvin Scovel Inspector General Department of Transportation
Jason Altmire U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
Richard H. Baker U.S. Representative [R] Louisiana
John Boozman U.S. Representative [R] Arkansas
Bruce Braley U.S. Representative [D] Iowa
Corrine Brown U.S. Representative [D] Florida
Henry E. Brown Jr. U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
Shelley Moore Capito U.S. Representative [R] West Virginia
Michael Capuano U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Howard Coble U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
Elijah Cummings U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Peter A. DeFazio U.S. Representative [D] Oregon
Mario Diaz-Balart U.S. Representative [R] Florida
John James Duncan Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
Mary Fallin U.S. Representative [R] Oklahoma
John Hall U.S. Representative [D] New York
Steven "Steve" C. LaTourette U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
John Mica U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Candice Miller U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
Grace Napolitano U.S. Representative [D] California
James L. Oberstar U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
Nick Rahall II U.S. Representative [D] West Virginia
Bill Shuster U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania

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Program ID:: 200833-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 05, 2007 | 10:02am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Sep 08, 2007 | 3:08pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

Sep 05, 2007 | 10:02am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Sep 05, 2007 | 2:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Sep 05, 2007 | 3:20pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Sep 05, 2007 | 9:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 06, 2007 | 5:14am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Sep 07, 2007 | 3:58pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Sep 08, 2007 | 1:14am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 08, 2007 | 3:08pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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