Full Committee Hearing

21st Century Communities: Public Transportation Infrastructure Investment and FAST Act Reauthorization

Date:   Thursday, April 15, 2021 Time:   10:00 AM Location:   Remote

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THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet REMOTELY to conduct a hearing entitled, “21st Century Communities: Public Transportation Infrastructure Investment and FAST Act Reauthorization.” The witnesses will be: Mr. Darryl Haley, Chief Executive Officer & General Manager, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority/Metro; Mr. John Samuelsen, International President, Transport Workers Union of America AFL-CIO; Ms. Beth Osborne, Director, Transportation for America; Mr. Baruch Feigenbaum, Senior Managing Director, Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation; and Mr. David Ditch, Research Associate, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, Heritage Foundation.

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Member Statements

  1. Chairman Sherrod Brown (D - Ohio)
  2. Ranking Member Patrick J. Toomey (R - Pennsylvania)

Witnesses

  1. Mr. Darryl Haley
    Chief Executive Officer & General Manager
    Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority/Metro
  2. Mr. John Samuelsen
    International President
    Transport Workers Union of America AFL-CIO
  3. Ms. Beth Osborne
    Director
    Transportation for America
  4. Mr. Baruch Feigenbaum
    Senior Managing Director
    Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation
  5. Mr. David Ditch
    Research Associate
    Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, Heritage Foundation