Both the House and Senate are in Washington as the end of
the month quickly approaches. Budget issues behind closed doors continue to
keep Congress occupied. There is only one hearing this week that may be of
specific interest to readers of this blog and it deals with transportation
security.
On Thursday there will be a joint hearing with the Subcommittee
on Transportation Security and the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and
Intelligence of the House Homeland Security Committee. It will address “Safeguarding
our Nation’s Surface Transportation Systems Against Evolving Terrorist Threats”.
As usual I expect that it will concentrate on passenger
transportation, not freight and hazmat transportation issues. This is to be
expected as terrorists have been attacking passenger trains not freight trains.
Fortunately the terrorists have not discovered the potential for higher
casualty counts with attacks on trains carrying hazardous materials.
The witness list for this hearing is not yet available.
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