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Highways policy debate opens as Congress weighs reforms
A congressional subcommittee hearings on a proposed national transport policy outline causes confusion among lawmakers. The draft by the Presidential Advisory Committee on Transport Policy and Organization includes rail, truck and waterway reforms now before Congress. Railroads favor the plan, while truckers and waterway operators oppose it. Secretary Weeks asserts the US transport system is the world’s best, prompting questions about why change is needed. The article notes the River Nile is about 4,000 miles long as a contrasting aside.
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