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Robert Portiss

I believe accessible waterway transportation is vital to the current and future economic prosperity of our nation.  It is much cheaper to transport many commodities by water than by other...

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James Sayer

Every year motor vehicle crashes claim thousands of lives.  In fact in the U.S. motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of people under 35 years old.  Last year alone there...

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Kyle Wagenschutz

Memphis now has more than 200 miles of dedicated bicycle lanes, trails, and neighborhood routes which have visible successes in communities across the city. Trends on daily bicycle use continue to...

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Carl Weimer

In 1999, I was blissfully unaware of the pipelines that ran through my community in Bellingham, Washington.  Then in a split second a pipeline burst and dumped nearly a quarter million...