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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaxgk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 9:50 a.m. in Room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Patty Murray (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Murray, Johnson, Collins, Coats, Hoeven, and Heitkamp. AN ASSESSMENT ON How TO KEEP OUR RAILWAYS SAFE FOR PASSENGERS AND COMMUNITIES STATEMENT OF HON. ANTHONY FOXX, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR PATTY MURRAY Senator MURRAY. Good morning. The subcommittee will come to order. We are here today to talk about rail safety. Whether a rail- road is carrying crude oil through towns across America, or people are taking a well earned vacation or commuting to work, we need to make sure that people are safe, whether on the train or near the tracks. For our first panel I want to welcome back Secretary Foxx. We look forward to hearing what the Department of Transportation is doing to ensure the safety of our railroads today. And before we go on, I want to just thank you personally for the quick release of emergency relief funds for the Oso mud slide in my State. The dev- astation there has been, as everybody can imagine, unimaginable. And I know the Department is going to be a strong partner as we continue this recovery. And I just wanted to personally thank you for that today. I also want to welcome Debbie Hersman. She is chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. We had the opportunity to work together when the Skagit River Bridge collapsed about a year ago. And I really want to thank you for all your hard work, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on how we can improve rail safety today. And I look forward on our second panel, to hear from our expert witnesses, Ms. Barb Graff-she's the director of Seattle's Emer- gency Management Office-and Mr. Tim Pellerin-he is chief of the Rangeley Fire Department who is with us as well. Both have valu-

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