In our legislation, we create a council on intermodalism, an undersecretary for intermodalism, require the modal administrators to meet monthly to develop a national strategic investment policy, a national safety policy, and to oversee the development of a freight goods movement policy.
Oberstar discusses the need for a national freight policy and intermodalism in transportation legislation.
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