07/14/2009
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"Facilitating commerce and goods movements is a fundamental role of the Federal Government, and one of the essential responsibilities of this Committee."
"Consumers now expect that anything can be delivered to their doorstep in a few days, sometimes a few hours."
"Without appropriate planning for last-mile infrastructure, we run the risk of not only congestion, but total gridlock in urban areas."
"Thank you very much. You will note the interest in this committee in multimodal investments, multimodal approaches."