| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: | CONTACT: Jesse Jacobs - 202-224-4524 |
| Friday, October 4, 2002 | Craig Davis - 202-224-7391 |
SARBANES ANNOUNCES OVERSIGHT HEARING ON
AMERICA'S TRANSIT NEEDS
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD), Chairman of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced that the full Committee will meet to conduct an oversight hearing on "Perspectives on America's Transit Needs."
The nomination hearing will be held:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2002
10:00 AM
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Scheduled to testify are:
- The Honorable Jennifer Dorn, Federal Transit Administrator;
- The Honorable Patrick McCrory, Mayor, Charlotte, NC;
- Mr. Eric Rodriguez, Director of Economic Mobility Initiative, National Council of La Raza; and
- Mr. David Winstead, Transportation Coalition Chair, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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