In an exclusive interview with ACEC’s Engineering Inc., DeFazio discusses his plan to secure robust infrastructure investment that translates into significant job creation, increased safety, economic efficiency and strategic growth.
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ACEC’S ENGINEERING INC. — Chairman Peter DeFazio, a Tough Advocate for Infrastructure Investment
Monday, April 1st, 2019Chairman Peter DeFazio Opening Statement During Hearing on Infrastructure Investment
Thursday, February 14th, 2019Opening Statement of The Honorable Peter A. DeFazio, Chairman, The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearing on “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investing in our Nation’s Infrastructure Cannot Wait” –House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on YouTube
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Congressman Richard Hanna
Tuesday, March 10th, 2015Congressman Richard Hanna was re-elected on Nov. 4, 2014 to represent the 22nd District of New York in the United States House of Representatives. Representative Hanna serves on three key committees for the 114th Congress, including the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on which he is the senior New York Republican.
“People with the job that I have and the other people here have to have a vision of their own. We have to value transportation, value intermodal works and everything along with it. It’s our job to get out there and say, ‘Damn it, this is important.’”
View this complete post...Bridges getting better, but still a LONG way to go
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010The House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit met on Wednesday to discuss bridge inspection in the U.S. (a responsibility of the Federal Highway Administration). According to James Oberstar, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman , “With over one-half of our bridges built before 1964, it is increasingly important that we have […]
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