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Tom Vilsack: “I know land-use planning and transportation planning are normally thought of as a State and local issue, but having some…”

On the recordJune 15, 2009
I know land-use planning and transportation planning are normally thought of as a State and local issue, but having some notion of what can we do from the Federal standpoint to kind of marry those two areas better together was something I am anxious to hear about.
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Tom Vilsack
Democratic · Iowa

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Vilsack emphasizes the need for federal involvement in land-use and transportation planning.

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