{"id":45105,"date":"2013-04-21T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T18:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=45105"},"modified":"2013-04-21T10:00:26","modified_gmt":"2013-04-21T14:00:26","slug":"hanna-named-to-special-transportation-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=45105","title":{"rendered":"Hanna Named to Special Transportation Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Hanna-for-web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-41286\" alt=\"Hanna for web\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Hanna-for-web-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0(Washington DC, &#8211; April 18, 2013)\u00a0U.S. Representative Richard Hanna\u00a0this week was appointed to a special panel tasked with examining the current state of freight transportation in the United States and how improving freight transportation can strengthen the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<p>Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\u00a0Chairman Bill Shuster\u00a0(R-PA) and\u00a0Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) this week announced the members of the\u00a0\u201cPanel on 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Century Freight Transportation.\u201d\u00a0The special panel will serve for a period of six months, beginning with its first scheduled hearing on April 24, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis select panel will play a critical role in providing recommendations on how to improve the efficient movement of goods between highways, ports, inland waterways, railroads, air carriers, and pipelines,\u201d\u00a0Chairman Shuster\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cI am confident that Rep. Hanna will use his decades of experience in the private sector and his knowledge of the transportation industry to provide the Committee with valuable insights for the improvement of freight transportation and our Nation\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing appointed to this panel is especially important as a Representative of New York.\u00a0From ports on Lake Ontario to trucks on the Thruway to the Erie Canal to miles of freight rail lines, we are truly steeped in intermodal freight transportation.\u00a0I look forward to working on this panel and sharing my thoughts on improving the flow of freight across all modes of travel,\u201d\u00a0Rep. Hanna said. \u201cTo compete in a global economy, an efficient movement of goods is paramount &#8211; and that can start right here in upstate New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>The Republican members of the panel are:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>John J. Duncan, Jr., TN, Chairman<br \/>\nRichard Hanna, NY<br \/>\nGary Miller, CA<br \/>\nRick Crawford, AR<br \/>\nDaniel Webster, FL<br \/>\nMarkwayne Mullin, OK<\/p>\n<p><b>The Democratic members of the panel are:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jerrold Nadler, NY, Ranking Member<br \/>\nCorrine Brown, FL<br \/>\nDaniel Lipinski, IL<br \/>\nAlbio Sires, NJ<br \/>\nJanice Hahn, CA<\/p>\n<p>Additional details about the panel\u2019s first hearing on April 24 will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0(Washington DC, &#8211; April 18, 2013)\u00a0U.S. Representative Richard Hanna\u00a0this week was appointed to a special panel tasked with examining the current state of freight transportation in the United States and how improving freight transportation can strengthen the U.S. economy. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\u00a0Chairman Bill Shuster\u00a0(R-PA) and\u00a0Ranking Member Nick J. 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