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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1047 on Nov. 16, 2016.
The Department handles nearly all infrastructure crisscrossing the country. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department should be privatized to save money, reduce congestion and spur innovation.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NUCLEAR POWER
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development concluded a hearing to examine the future of nuclear power, after receiving testimony from John Deutch, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Alan S. Icenhour, Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear Science and Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Matthew G. McKinzie, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, D.C.
SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine the automated and self-driving vehicle revolution, focusing on the role of government, after receiving testimony from Mark Rosekind, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; Deborah A.P. Hersman, National Safety Council, Chicago, Illinois; Paul R. Brubaker, Alliance for Transportation Innovation, Washington, D.C.; and Nidhi Kalra, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California.
EXPLORING AUGMENTED REALITY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine exploring augmented reality, after receiving testimony from Brian Blau, Gartner, Stamford, Connecticut; John Hanke, Niantic, Inc., San Francisco, California; Brian Mullins, DAQRI, Los Angeles, California; Stanley Pierre-Louis, Entertainment Software Association, Washington, D.C.; and Ryan Calo, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle.
