SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS
BARRETT 1 4 5 8 9 10 12 13 15
17 18 19 26 28 29 30 31 33
35 40 43 47 49 51 55 56 57
58 61 63 65 68 69 70 72 75
76 77 78 79 82 85 88 89 90
93
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE 134
CHAIRMAN 4 8 9
COLLIER 70 75 76 77 79 80 81 82 83
84 85 87 88 89 90
COOKSEY 88 89
DEFAZIO 5 8 9
DUNN 13 17 21 26 27 28 30 31 36
43
EMERSON 33 34 35
ETHERIDGE 35 37
GRAFF 49 58 59 64 65 66 67 69
HON. BOB ETHERIDGE 38
JOHNSON 9 15 16 17
KELLEY 44 55 56 63 69
LUCAS 22 23
MINGE 3 8 19 20 21 22 31 40 41
42 43 58 59 60 65 66 67 68
78 79 80 81 82 90
MORAN 9 23 24 25 26 43 82 83 84
85
MORGAN 10 12 16 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 29 30 32 33 34
35 37 40 41 42 43
PTACEK 52 58 60 64 67 68
RANDALL 47 56 57 60 61 63 64
SMITH 26 27 28 43 63 64 65
STABENOW 31 33
THUNE 61 62 63 68 69 85 87 88
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 38
WASHINGTON, DC 20515– 38
WEAVER 73 77 78 79 81 82 86
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OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. BILL BARRETT, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEBRASKA
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OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. DAVID MINGE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
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STATEMENT OF HON. ROBERT F. (BOB) SMITH, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
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STATEMENT OF HON. PETER A. DEFAZIO, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
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STATEMENT OF LINDA MORGAN, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD; ACCOMPANIED BY MELVIN
CLEMENS, JR., DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
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STATEMENT OF MICHAEL V. DUNN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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STATEMENT OF GARY L. KELLEY, PRESIDENT, KELLEY BEAN COMPANY, MORRILL, NEBRASKA, REPRESENTING THE
NATIONAL DRY BEAN COUNCIL
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STATEMENT OF MICHAEL RANDALL, CO-CHAIR, TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE, NATIONAL CORN GROWERS
ASSOCIATION
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STATEMENT OF JOHN J. GRAFF, MANAGER, LA SALLE FARMERS GRAIN COMPANY
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STATEMENT OF PATRICK J. PTACEK, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, NEBRASKA GRAIN AND FEED ASSOCIATION
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STATEMENT OF DREW R. COLLIER, VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, UNION
PACIFIC COMPANY
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STATEMENT OF PHILIP F. WEAVER, VICE PRESIDENT FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, BURLINGTON NORTHERN
SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY
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