Chairs DeFazio, Payne Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Relevance of Rail for U.S. Economic and Environmental Progress

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Chairs DeFazio, Payne Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Relevance of Rail for U.S. Economic and Environmental Progress

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 5, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Full Steam Ahead for Rail: Why Rail is More Relevant Than Ever for Economic and Environmental Progress." This is the first Subcommittee hearing that newly elected Chair Payne will preside over.

More information about the hearing, including witness testimony and a livestream, can be found here once available.

HEARING DETAILS

The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Hearing on:

“Full Steam Ahead for Rail: Why Rail is More Relevant Than Ever for Economic and Environmental Progress"

Wednesday March 10, 2021

11:00 a.m. EST

2167 Rayburn House Office Building and virtually

Source: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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