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INFRASTRUCTURE MARSHALL PLAN SOUGHT BY SENATE DEMOCRATIC WHIP HARRY REID E
lected Democratic Whip in 1998, Sen. Harry Reid D-Nev. is first in line
behind the Democratic leader, Sen. Tom Daschle D-S.D. . While Daschle is
often seen as the public face of Senate Demo- crats, Reid has established
himself as the key player behind the scenes in forming and moving the
agenda of Senate Democrats. In addition to his role in the leadership
structure of the Senate, Reid also is the senior Democrat on the Senate
Environment and Public Works Committee the lead committee in the Senate on
the reauthoriza- tion of TEA-21 and a staunch supporter of boosting the
nation's investment in infrastructure. ACEC Chairman Eric Flicker and ACEC
Pres- ident Dave Raymond recently sat down with the F O R R E S T
MAcCORMACK Nevada lawmaker in his Capitol Hill office, where Reid detailed
his strong belief in the need for a domestic infrastructure Marshall Plan.
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