House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Infrastructure Investment: Ensuring an Effective Economic Recovery Package

2167 Rayburn
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:00:00 GMT

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a hearing to examine how infrastructure investment contributes to job creation and economic recovery. The hearing will address infrastructure across the Committee’s jurisdiction, including highways, bridges, public transportation, rail, aviation, ports, waterways, wastewater treatment facilities, and Federal buildings.

Witnesses

Panel 1
  • Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin
  • Astrid Glynn, Commissioner of Transportation, New York
  • Carole L. Brown, Chairman of the Board, Chicago Transit Authority
  • John D. Clark III, Executive Director and CEO – Jacksonville Aviation Authority; Chairman, Airports Council International – North America
Panel 2
  • Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Robert Blunt P.E., President, Essex Construction, LLC
  • John Marinucci, Senior Executive, New Flyer of America, Inc.
  • Raymon J. Poupore, Executive Vice President, National Construction Alliance II
  • Ed Sullivan, Chief Economist, Portland Cement Association
  • Tony Withington, Amalgamated Transit Union International Representative
Panel 3
  • Marian Orfeo, President, National Association of Clean Water Agencies
  • Bob Bendick, The Nature Conservancy
  • Larry Larson, Association of State Floodplain Managers
  • James Weakley, Lake Carriers Association
Panel 4
  • Nancy Bacon, Senior Advisor, United Solar Ovonic and Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
  • Terrell G. Dorn, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office
  • Stephen S. Fuller Ph.D., Director, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University
  • Sharon Juon, President, National Association of Development Organizations