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James Oberstar: “In the jurisdiction of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, in our title of this bill we provide…”

On the recordAugust 4, 2007
In the jurisdiction of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, in our title of this bill we provide strengthening language for the Center for Climate Change and Environment in the Department of Transportation. And we require the Center to study and track low-cost solutions to reducing transportation-related energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, which is exactly in the line that the gentleman proposes, potential fuel savings and benefits derived from intelligent transportation systems. We have to use the available technology on the ground as we do in the air for ITS to save fuel and energy for aviation. We can apply that technology to the ground, as the gentleman is proposing. So we support this amendment.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota
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Discussing an amendment related to climate change and transportation energy use.

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