Shelley Moore Capito said "Mr. Speaker, the Kennedy Center suffers from being isolated from the rest of Washington, D.C.'s monumental core, and from limited, confusing, and potentially unsafe points of entry. High levels of congestion on the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway confound vehicular traffic and various bridge ramps near performance times. Nearly 200,000 vehicles a day use the complex of roadways and ramps adjacent to the center each day, and there are high accident rates at the foot of the Roosevelt Bridge and the intersection of Virginia Avenue, 27th Street, and the parkway. H.R. 5012 authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the District of Columbia, to make pedestrian and vehicular access improvements around the Kennedy Center." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 4, 2002

Mr. Speaker, the Kennedy Center suffers from being isolated from the rest of Washington, D.C.'s monumental core, and from limited, confusing, and potentially unsafe points of entry. High levels of congestion on the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway confound vehicular traffic and various bridge ramps near performance times. Nearly 200,000 vehicles a day use the complex of roadways and ramps adjacent to the center each day, and there are high accident rates at the foot of the Roosevelt Bridge and the intersection of Virginia Avenue, 27th Street, and the parkway. H.R. 5012 authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the District of Columbia, to make pedestrian and vehicular access improvements around the Kennedy Center.

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Shelley Moore Capito

Republican · West Virginia

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for access improvements around the Kennedy Center.

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