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Senate EPW lays out three principles for next surface-transportation bill
Summary
Chairwoman Shelley Moore Capito framed the committee's approach to the upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill around safety, program reform, and state flexibility; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the administration's willingness to work with Congress on those aims.
Chairwoman Shelley Moore Capito opened the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing by outlining three central principles she wants reflected in the next Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill: improving safety and reliability, reforming and modernizing federal programs to increase efficiency, and giving states flexibility to address varied transportation needs.
Capito said the legislation should "optimize the impact of federal funding and give…
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