Hearing: “Assessing the Federal Government’s COVID-19 Relief and Response Efforts and its Impact.”

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Thursday, July 29, 2021 (11:00 AM)

2167 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
The hearing will be held in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building and online. Member participation may be in person or virtually. Public Access is available via the Committee's website and social media channels. The Committee adjourned the hearing after receiving testimony from Panel I. The Committee did not hear from Panel II.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Michael E. Horowitz
Chair, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee

Added 07/26/2021 at 06:30 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Ms. Heather Krause
Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office

Added 07/26/2021 at 06:30 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Mr. Chris P. Currie
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office

Added 07/26/2021 at 06:30 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

The Honorable Eric J. Soskin
Inspector General, Department of Transportation

Added 07/26/2021 at 06:30 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2021 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Mr. James R. Izzard
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Department of Homeland Security

Added 07/26/2021 at 06:30 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2021 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Panel two

Mr. Paul P. Skoutelas
President and Chief Executive Officer, American Public Transportation Association

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Related Witness Support Document #1 [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Related Witness Support Document #2 [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Mr. Juan Manuel Ortiz
Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, City of Austin, Texas, on behalf of the International Association of Emergency Managers

Added 07/26/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2021 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Dr. Michael J. Boskin
T.M. Friedman Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Added 07/26/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2021 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Dr. Wendy Edelberg
Director, The Hamilton Project, The Brookings Institution, on behalf of herself

Added 07/26/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2021 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Mr. John Samuelsen
International President, Transport Workers Union of America

Added 07/26/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2021 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Support Documents

  • Summary of Subject Matter [PDF] Added 07/29/2021 at 11:04 AM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Transcript [PDF] Added 02/18/2022 at 04:18 PM

First Published: July 21, 2021 at 05:08 PM
Last Updated: February 18, 2022 at 04:18 PM


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