NACo held a congressional briefing on transportation issues important to counties on June 10, 2011 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The briefing was moderated by Leo Bowman, Commissioner, Benton County, Wash., who chairs NACo's Transportation Steering Committee. Issues discussed including funding priorities, reauthorization of the highways & transit bill, and rural road safety. Also representing the nation's counties at the briefing were: Dan Fedderly, Transit Commission Chair, Dunn County, Wis., who chairs NACo subcommittee on highways; and Peter McLaughlin, Commissioner, Hennepin County, Minn., who is vice chair of NACo's Transportation Committee.
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