DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FOR 2000 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking JOHN T. BLAZEY II, RICHARD E. EFFORD, STEPHANIE K. GUPTA, and LINDA J. MUIR, Subcommittee Staff PART 7 TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking JOHN T. BLAZEY II, RICHARD E. EFFORD, STEPHANIE K. GUPTA, and LINDA J. MUIR, For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 KF27 .A667 1999 pt7 Copy LL COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS RALPH REGULA, Ohio C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman JERRY LEWIS, California JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky JOE SKEEN, New Mexico FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia RON PACKARD, California SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama JAMES T. WALSH, New York CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan JAY DICKEY, Arkansas JACK KINGSTON, Georgia RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., Washington ZACH WAMP, Tennessee TOM LATHAM, Iowa ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin JULIAN C. DIXON, California ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio NANCY PELOSI, California PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana NITĄ M. LOWEY, New York JOSE E. SERRANO, New York CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina CHET EDWARDS, Texas ROBERT E. "“BUD" CRAMER, JR., Alabama JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois JAMES W. DYER, Clerk and Staff Director (II) TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999. STREETCAR PROJECTS WITNESS HON. BOB LIVINGSTON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA INTRODUCTION Mr. WOLF [presiding]. Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to the first of eight hearings on the fiscal year 2000 budget request for the Department of Transportation and related agencies. But before we start I would like to introduce the new members of the subcommittee. Once a group of 15 members; we now total 17. We will have several new faces with us, including the first woman to serve on the subcommittee. There are so many of us in fact that it is going to be a little tight if everyone shows up to all the meetings. First, I want to welcome the returning members of the committee. They include Mr. DeLay, Mr. Regula, Mr. Packard, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Ölver, Mr. Pastor; and Mr. Sabo returns as the subcommittee is ranking minority member. We have had a close working relationship over the past 2 years, and I know without doubt it will be the same for this Congress. If we worked well last Congress, I think we will work well here. On the Republican side of the aisle, the subcommittee welcomes Ms. Kay Granger from Fort Worth, Texas. Congresswoman Granger over the past few years has worked closely with the subcommittee, particularly on the issue related to the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport which is located in her district. She joins us from the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. On the Democratic side of the aisle, we are pleased to welcome Ms. Carolyn Kilpatrick, Mr. José Serrano, and Mr. James Clyburn. Ms. Kilpatrick is from Detroit, Michigan and is a new member of the Committee on Appropriations. Her past experience as chairperson of the Appropriations Committee on Transportation in Michigan will certainly be a big help to all of us. |