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    <title>Transportation Recent Programs - C-SPAN Video Library</title>
    <description>The most recent programs for the Transportation Tag</description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Transportation and Cargo Security</title>
      <description>John Pistole gave the keynote address at a conference on the future of transportation. He explained the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) risk-based approach to transportation and cargo security, and the reasoning behind the recent decision to allow small knives on planes. He also announced that he would have a final decision on the matter soon..</description>
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      <title>Transportation Secretary Nomination Hearing</title>
      <description>Anthony Foxx's testified about his nomination to become secretary of transportation. He was introduced by North Carolina Senators Kay Hagen and Richard Burr.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Drunk Driving Prevention</title>
      <description>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) presented a report on drunk driving prevention, which included an assessment of the problem, a summary of current and previous efforts to reduce crashes, and recommendations for the future.</description>
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      <title>B&amp;O Railroad Museum</title>
      <description>American History TV visited the Baltimore and Ohio (B&amp;O) Railroad Museum to look at examples of historic railroad equipment, including stagecoaches and wagons used on the National Road, and the first diesel locomotive.</description>
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      <title>B&amp;O Railroad and the Civil War</title>
      <description>Daniel Toomey toured the the historic roundhouse building of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&amp;O) Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The museum was marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with the ongoing exhibit "The War Came by Train."</description>
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      <title>StudentCam Roundtable</title>
      <description>Every year since 2006, C-SPAN invited students to take part in a StudentCam video documentary competition and join in on the debate over the nation's public policy issues. The theme for 2013 was, "What's the most important issue the president should consider in 2013?" Out of more than 3,500 participants, five students earned top honors. Three of them participated in a roundtable discussion of why they chose their particular issue and more specifically why President Obama should make it his top priority. Two of the the students had chosen the economy as an issue, which was the top issue among all StudentCam entries. Josh Stokes won the grand prize with his video, [Unemployment in America]. Alan Shimp won first place in the high school section with his video, [Free Candy]. Parin Bhaduri, with his partners, Austin Hoag and Nalin Varma, won first place in the middle school section with their video, [Public Transportation in the Nation]. Their videos were shown.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Transportation Secretary Nomination</title>
      <description>President Obama announced his nominee to replace Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony Foxx.</description>
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      <title>Weekly Republican Address</title>
      <description>Representative Bill Shuster (R-PA) chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, delivered the weekly Republican Party address. He called on the Obama administration to put an end to the furlough of air traffic controllers Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).</description>
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      <title>Adam Snider on FAA Furlough Fix Bill</title>
      <description>Adam Snider was interviewed on Skype about the bill passed to allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make adjustments to the budget cuts mandated by the sequestration agreement.
"Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget taken back in order to cut deficit spending, was part of a debt ceiling and tax increase agreement for the Budget Control Act of 2011 and began March 1, 2013.</description>
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      <title>Debate on FAA Furlough Bill</title>
      <description>Members debated a bill to allow the Federal Aviation Administration flexibility in implementing the budget sequestration to prevent furlough of flight traffic controllers.</description>
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      <title>White House Daily Briefing</title>
      <description>Jay Carney spoke with reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including Syrian use of chemical weapons on its own people. He also talked about legislation allowing flexibility in spending under budget sequestration by the FAA and the impact of other automatic spending cuts.</description>
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      <title>FAA and Sequestration Spending Cuts</title>
      <description>Republican representatives spoke to reporters about the impact of flight delays as a result of sequestration budget cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration. House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris-Rodgers called on the Obama administration and the FAA to end the flight delays. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster said the FAA had the flexibility to avoid employee furloughs. 
"Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget taken back in order to cut deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and began March 1, 2013.</description>
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      <title>[Public Transportation in the Nation]</title>
      <description>Parin Bhaduri, Austin Hoag, and Nalin Varma's video, [Public Transportation in the Nation] was the middle school-section first prize-winning video in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest. They were eighth graders at Farragut Middle School in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The local cable company was Charter Communications. 
C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was an annual national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary on a specific theme.*In the 2013 contest participants were asked to send a message to the president on the issue they consider most important in 2013.</description>
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      <title>Freight Transportation System</title>
      <description>Witnesses from FedEx, Norfolk Southern, the South Carolina Ports Authority, Werner Enterprises, and the AFL-CIOtestified on the future of freight transportation.</description>
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      <title>Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request, Part 2</title>
      <description>Lieutenant General Thomas Bostick and Jo-Ellen Darcy testified on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fiscal year 2014 budget request.</description>
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      <title>Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request, Part 1</title>
      <description>Lieutenant General Thomas Bostick and Jo-Ellen Darcy testified on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fiscal year 2014 budget request.</description>
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      <title>FAA Fiscal Year 2014 Budget and Sequestration</title>
      <description>Michael Huerta testified on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) fiscal year 2014 budget request. Many of the questions he answered focused on the impact of sequestration budget cuts on the air traffic control system and recent furloughs imposed by the FAA.</description>
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      <title>Sequestration and Air Travel</title>
      <description>Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA) talked about the effects of sequestration on airline schedules. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Sequestration budget cuts had resulted employee furloughs and flight delays.</description>
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      <title>FAA Sequestration Budget Cuts</title>
      <description>Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke to reporters about Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sequestration budget cuts. They urged the FAA to postpone the closure of air traffic control towers and the furlough of its employees for two months.</description>
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      <title>Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum</title>
      <description>Tom Crouch toured the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum facility near Washington, D.C.'s Dulles Airport, and spoke about the airplanes that have carried Americans aloft since the earliest days of the 20th century.</description>
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      <title>Interview with Departing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood</title>
      <description>Ray LaHood talked about his tenure as secretary of the Department of Transportation. Topics included high speed rail, his campaign against texting and driving, U.S. highway infrastructure, the Republican Party, his personal relationship with President Obama, and his future political plans.</description>
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      <title>Ray LaHood on Transportation Infrastructure</title>
      <description>Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said President Obama was committed to expanded rail service including a north to south corridor in California. He also talked about transportation safety, foreign investment in the U.S. and the impact of automatic spending cuts on air travel. He responded to questions from the audience.</description>
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      <title>Government Surveillance of Air Travelers</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about their opposition to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) air passenger security measures. They focused primarily on body scanning machines and enhanced pat-downs. Edward Hasbrouck gave an extensive description of the various ways the tracks travelers. The program also included questions from audience members.</description>
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      <title>U.S. Infrastructure</title>
      <description>Casey Dinges explained the American Society of Civil Engineers' 2013 report card on the state of U.S. infrastructure. The group gave the country a "D+," up from a "D" in their previous report. The report covered 16 infrastructure categories, including roads, bridges, drinking water systems, ports, mass transit, and the electric grid. Mr. Dinges also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. 
Bobbi Jackson read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program.</description>
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      <title>Airport Control Towers Closures</title>
      <description>Mary Schiovo talked about the Federal Aviation Administration's closure of 149 air-traffic control towers due to sequestration budget cuts.*She analyzed the impact of these closures on safety, jobs, and the summer travel season. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Ms. Schiavo participated from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.</description>
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      <title>Open Phones</title>
      <description>Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on "Paying to Improve America's Infrastructure." The question was based on President Obama's speech in Florida the previous day in which he proposed a plan to pay for building roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. A video clip of that speech was shown. Also shown were images of a recent national and state infrastructure assessment by the American Society of Civil Engineers. A video clip was shown of that day's Republican weekly video address by Representative Lee Terry (R-NE) about the Keystone XL pipeline.</description>
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      <title>12th Annual Aviation Summit Luncheon Keynote Address</title>
      <description>Jeff Smisek, president and chief executive officer of United Continental Holdings, delivered the luncheon keynote address at the Chamber of Commerce's 12th Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C. He spoke about a transformation period in the airline industry and how this change will benefit both consumers and the airlines. He also argued that airfare prices were a great bargain.</description>
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      <title>Economic Impact of Airports</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about airport infrastructure and operations. Jack Potter, head of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, spoke about the need to invest in airport infrastructure for the future. He was joined by Airports Council International Chair David Edwards, Boeing Flight Services Vice President Sherry Carbary, and others.
"Airports Panel" was part of the Chamber of Commerce's 12th Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <title>Aviation Trends</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about the future trends in aviation, including impact of automatic spending cuts on the aviation industry. Paul Rinaldi, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said the spending cuts could have severe consequences. Lee Moak, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, and Steve Dickson, senior vice president of Delta Airlines, also spoke on this panel.
"Future Trends in Aviation" was part of the Chamber of Commerce's 12th Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <title>Technology, Aviation, and Climate Change</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about the aviation industry's impact on the environment. The panel included Paul Steele, environment director for the International Air Transport Association, Felix Leinemann, transport counselor for the European Union delegation to the U.S., and several other U.S. and European aviation officials.
"The Role of Technology, Operations, Alternative Fuels and Market-Based Measures in Getting to "Yes" on an International Agreement on Aviation and Climate Change" was part of the Chamber of Commerce's 12th Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <title>Fred Smith Remarks</title>
      <description>Frederick Smith spoke with Bret Baier about the FedEx Corporation, job creation efforts in the aviation industry, and the cargo airline forecast for 2013. The FedEx president and chief executive was also honored with an aviation industry award. Mr. Smith addressed the conference via taped remarks.</description>
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      <title>Doug Parker Remarks</title>
      <description>Doug Parker talked about the merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways. He also spoke about the merger's benefits and the overall needs of the airline industry, and said he expected to close the merger agreement by the third quarter of 2013.
This was the afternoon keynote address at the Chamber of Commerce's 12th Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <title>Aviation Conference, Airline CEO Panel</title>
      <description>Panelists, including the chief executives of several major airlines, talked about the future of the aviation industry. Mitch Nichols, chief executive of UPS Airlines, argued against higher taxes. He said that the money going to taxes could be used for buying more planes and investing in more jobs.
"CEO Panel" was part of the Chamber of Commerce's 12th Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <title>Aviation Industry and Manufacturing</title>
      <description>Panelists talked about the future of aviation manufacturing. David Hess said aviation manufacturers will need to address environmental concerns and promote fuel efficiency. Guy Hachey spoke about investing in fuel efficient or "climate friendly" technology. He said that incorporating this technology is not only a corporate responsibility but also a good business model.
"Leaders in Manufacturing" was part of the Chamber of Commerce's 12th Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <title>James McNerney on the Aviation Industry</title>
      <description>James McNerney talked about the state of the U.S. aviation industry. He answered questions from Tom Donohue on the U.S. economy and manufacturing, sequestration budget cuts, management and labor issues, and the implementation of the NextGen air traffic modernization program.
Carol Hallett's remarks on the outlook for aviation opened the Chamber of Commerce's 12th Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C.</description>
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      <title>American-US Airways Merger</title>
      <description>Executives of American Airlines and U.S. Airways as well as anti-trust and consumer advocates testified on the proposed merger between the two airlines. Chair Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ranking Member Mike Lee (R-UT) wanted a thorough review of past mergers and their impact on prices, service, and fees.</description>
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      <title>Transportation Department Agenda</title>
      <description>Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gave the keynote address at the American Public Transportation Association annual legislative conference. He urged the association to lobby Congress to secure funding for future infrastructure improvements.</description>
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      <description>Panelists talked about Congressional consideration of measures affecting current and future highway and infrastructure funding.
This program was part of the American Public Transportation Association annual legislative conference.</description>
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      <description>Following opening remarks from American Public Transportation Association leadership, Josephy Szabo and Peter Rogoff talked about the current and future state of the public transportation system in the U.S. Mr. Szabo Joseph stressed the importance of railway investment, saying that a modern transportation system was not a luxury but a necessity. He outlined new projects in the Northeast, South and Northwest. Mr. Rogoff talked about strengthening public transportation and warned of the negative effects of sequestration on transit funding. 
This was the opening session of the American Public Transportation Association annual legislative conference.</description>
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      <description>Telephone lines were open for comments on Transportation Security Administration's rule changes that would allow items such as small knives and golf clubs on airplanes.</description>
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      <description>Brian McKenzie and Robert Puentes spoke about the transportation policy implications of a Census Bureau report that tracked the amount of time U.S. workers commuted to their jobs. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
This program was part of C-SPAN's regular Friday "America by the Numbers" series.</description>
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      <description>Troy Bradley talked about hot air ballooning and the role the balloons have played in U.S. history, including the Civil War and beyond. Albuquerque is the hot air balloon capital of the world, and holds one of the largest hot air balloon competitions in the world each year.
C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Albuquerque, New Mexico to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.</description>
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      <description>Architectural historian Barry Lewis talks about the history and construction of New York City's Grand Central Terminal in the early 20th century. The New-York Historical Society hosts this event. He talked about the importance of the terminal's location within the city and how Grand Central altered the area surrounding it. The New-York Historical Society hosted this event</description>
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      <description>Karen Jacobs talked about the impact on the flying public of the merger between American Airlines and US Airways. Topics included what travelers should expect from changes brought on by sequestration, air traffic control tower closures, and the impact of sequestration on small and large airports as well as the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA).</description>
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      <description>Transportation officials from the federal highway, rail, motor carrier, and traffic safety departments outlined their programs' priorities for the next year and how sequestration budget cuts could affect them. 
They spoke to state transportation officials at a 2013 AASHTO Washington Briefing held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill.</description>
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      <description>Michael Huerta testified on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) efforts to implement the NextGen modernization program and the potential impact of sequestration budget cuts on his agency.</description>
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      <description>Airline and business group representatives and antitrust analysts testified about the impact on competition and consumers of the proposed merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways.</description>
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      <description>Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano outlined some of the effects on her department of sequestration scheduled to happen March 1, 2013. She said the budget cuts would add to wait times at airports, and Americans would feel the impact in the upcoming weeks. She responded to questions, including on immigration and border security. 
Secretary Napolitano spoke at the beginning of the White House daily briefing. After her remarks Jay Carney briefed reporters and answered questions. Only Secretary Napolitano's remarks were shown.
"Sequestration," a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget cut in order to take back deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013.</description>
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      <description>White House Press Secretary Jay Carney and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood briefed reporters and answered questions. Secretary Lahood warned that budget sequestration would result in major airport delays and the reduction of air traffic controllers. He also said the Federal Aviation Administration would need to cut $600 million out of their budget by furloughing employees and closing some air traffic control towers in smaller cities. Mr. Carney's remarks focused on the president's schedule.</description>
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      <description>A General Motors vice president expressed confidence in the future of electric automobiles, noting that sales volume had increased significantly as more Americans became used to the technology. State officials talked about state efforts to build the infrastructure necessary to support electric vehicles (EVs).
"State and Regional Efforts to Advance Electric Vehicle Deployment" was a panel of a Georgetown University Climate Center state-federal workshop titled, "Promoting Low-Carbon Solutions and a Resilient Future Together." The program opened with a video.</description>
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