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Transportation Leaders Urge Congress To Pass Tea 21 Reauthorization

June15, 2005

Contacts: Virginia Miller (202) 496-4816 vmiller@apta.com

Four groups representing the owners and operators of the surface-transportation system in the United States- the National Association of Counties, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the National League of Cities, and the American Public Transportation Association - will hold a news conference Thursday regarding the urgent need for final Congressional action by the end of the month on surface-transportation reauthorization. Officers of each group will speak briefly and take questions from the media.

What:	Transportation Leaders Urge Congress to Pass TEA 21 Reauthorization
Who:	Flagstaff, Arizona Mayor Joseph Donaldson, speaking for the National League of Cities Commissioner Colleen Landkamer of Blue Earth County, Minnesota, speaking for the National Association of Counties Al Harf, Executive Director of Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission/OmniRide, speaking for the American Public Transportation Association AASHTO President Jack Lettiere, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation
Where:	Longworth House Office Building Room 1310
When:	Thursday, June 16, 10 a.m.

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