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- April 8, 2009 • 2:39 pm PDT
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These people will shape transportation policy during the next four years.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Ray LaHood
Secretary of Transportation
A rare Republican in the Cabinet, LaHood, a former congressman from Illinois, was not known as a transportation wonk while in the House. However, he did break with many of his Republican colleagues to vote in favor of increasing funding to both Amtrak and public transportation.
Roy Kienitz
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
Kienitz was most recently working for Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania as a deputy chief of staff. Before that, he served at the executive director of the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership, where he helped advocate for federal transportation spending that included support for bikes and public transit.
Contact the DOT:
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
(202) 366–4000
CONGRESS: HOUSE
James Oberstar
Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat, has been chairman of the committee since 2006. He is an avid cyclist, and has a vision for transportation that extends beyond highways. He was instrumental in the writing and passing of a 2005 transportation bill that is up for renewal this year and must pass through his committee.
Contact Oberstar:
2365 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225–6211
Contact the Committee:
2165 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225–4472
CONGRESS: SENATE
Jay Rockefeller IV
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, is no transportation guru-until this year, he was the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, and he's new to this chairmanship. But it was this committee that LaHood had to impress to get his job, and Rockefeller, an old Senate hand, knows how to get things done.
Contact Rockefeller:
531 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224–6472
Contact the Committee:
508 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224–5115
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