New Hill Faces Emerge After November Shake-up
TT Releases Annual ‘Transportation Who’s Who’ List
WASHINGTON — After more than a decade in the minority — and the past six years relegated to near-obscurity behind a powerful Republican majority and a Republican White House — Democrats swept into power in November, capturing both houses of Congress.
The gains put Democrats in the top seats on the congressional committees that oversee transportation policy.In the House, a familiar face in the transportation world, Rep. James Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat and longtime member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, ascended to the chairmanship.The panel he heads is among those most important to the trucking industry, with responsibility for a wide array of topics ranging from highway funding to truck safety issues.For the full story, see the March 12 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.