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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1011 on Dec. 6, 2012.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
UPDATE OF THE HIGH SPEED AND INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL PROGRAM: MISTAKES MADE AND LESSONS LEARNED
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``An Update of the High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned''. Testimony was heard from Ray LaHood, Secretary, Department of Transportation; Representatives McCarthy
(CA) and Hahn; Mitchell Behm, Assistant Inspector General for Rail, Maritime and Economic Analysis, Department of Transportation; Susan Fleming, Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office; Paula J. Hammond, Secretary of Transportation, Washington State; Ann L. Schneider, Secretary of Transportation, State of Illinois; and a public witness.
Joint Meetings
FISCAL CLIFF
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the fiscal cliff, focusing on how to protect the middle class, sustain long-term economic growth, and reduce the Federal deficit, after receiving testimony from Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Kevin A. Hassett, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.
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