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Committee to Examine Necessity of Billions of Dollars in Courthouse Construction Costs

Washington, D.C., April 10, 2013 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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Washington, DC – Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) will lead a hearing next Wednesday focused on whether billions of dollars in proposed new federal courthouse construction is justified.  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) will release a new report in conjunction with the Committee’s hearing.

The hearing, entitled “GAO Review: Are Additional Federal Courthouses Justified?” is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witnesses invited to testify at the hearing:

  • Mr. Mark L. Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure, U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • The Honorable Michael A. Ponsor, Judge, United States District Court; Chairman, Committee on Space and Facilities, Judicial Conference of the United States
  • Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration

More information about the hearing, including testimony, additional background information, and link to live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available. 

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