The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, chaired by U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tenn.), will conduct a hearing on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 to receive testimony from Members of Congress on their proposals for improving and reforming transportation programs, cutting red tape and streamlining the project delivery process, increasing private sector participation in infrastructure financing, and wisely investing our limited infrastructure resources to create jobs through a surface transportation bill.

For the hearing, the Subcommittee is soliciting policy proposals from Members, rather than information regarding local projects. More background information is available here ^[1].

WHAT: Hearing of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tenn.), Chairman: “Policy Proposals from Members of Congress to Reform the Nation’s Surface Transportation Programs.”

WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2011

WHERE: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515

A live Webcast of this hearing will be available at http://transportation.house.gov ^[2].

TENTATIVE WITNESSES:

• U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, Kentucky – 4^th District
• U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, Ohio – 1^st District
• U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, California – 10^th District
• U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., New Jersey – 8^th District
• U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, Massachusetts – 3^rd District
• U.S. Rep. Charles F. Bass, New Hampshire – 2^nd District
• U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, California – 1^st District
• U.S. Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, New York – 12^th District
• U.S. Rep. David G. Reichert, Washington – 8^th District
• U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, Connecticut – 3^rd District
• U.S. Rep. Gene Green, Texas – 29^th District
• U.S. Rep. Mark S. Critz, Pennsylvania – 12^th District
• U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, New Jersey – 5^th District
• U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Oregon – 3^rd District
• U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, North Carolina – 1^st District
• U.S. Rep.  Paul Tonko, New York – 21^st District