Nation's Leaders Can't Avoid Traffic Either

Recent traffic problems in Washington D.C. dominated a debate on homeland security in a Congressional hearing.

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April 13, 2003, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"Several House members from Maryland and Virginia grilled federal and local officials about their performance during recent incidents that disrupted commuter traffic -- including last month's standoff with a farmer who drove his tractor onto the Mall and an accident Wednesday morning on the 14th Street bridge.... 'One guy in a tractor held up three rush hours. . . . What can a terrorist do?' said Davis, who also complained about the handling of more-routine traffic tie-ups, saying such snarls have delayed meetings on Capitol Hill and impaired the work of Congress."

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