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CONGRESSMAN
BLUNT VISITS RCGA
Congressman Roy Blunt |
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The RCGA was pleased to welcome U.S. House Majority Whip Roy Blunt,
R-Mo., to the Collaboration Center on March 19. The congressman
was here—along with Johnnie Kaberle, senior policy advisor on his
staff—to discuss the region’s efforts on behalf of the New Mississippi
River Bridge Project.
Joining Blunt were RCGA Board Chairman Doug Yaeger, chairman, president
and CEO of The Laclede Group; RCGA Executive Committee Member Bruce
Holland, president of Holland Construction Services, and chair of
the RCGA Mississippi River Bridge Committee; RCGA Board Vice Chair
for Infrastructure Bob Reynolds, chairman, president and CEO of
Graybar Electric, and chair of the Private Sector Infrastructure
Council; previous RCGA Board Vice Chair for Infrastructure Barry
Beracha, recently retired CEO of Sarah Lee Baking; Illinois and
Missouri transportation department engineers Mary Lamie and Ed Hassinger;
Forward Metro St. Louis consultant Tony Feather; and staff members
from Civic Progress, the Regional Business Council (RBC) and the
RCGA.
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Pictured
at Friday’s meeting at the RCGA are (left to right):
RCGA Chairman Doug Yaeger, U.S. Congressman Roy Blunt,
RCGA Mississippi River Bridge Committee Chairman Bruce
Holland, Civic Progress Project Manager Kathleen Strout,
and RCGA Board Vice Chair for Infrastructure Bob Reynolds.
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Blunt’s visit comes at a time when the House of Representatives
is finalizing its version of the Federal Transportation Reauthorization
Bill. Construction of a new Mississippi River bridge is a top priority
for the St. Louis regional business community, and is not only critical
to the future of our region, but to the U.S., as well. Without a
new bridge in Downtown St. Louis—at the point where four interstate
highways converge—experts predict this key national junction will
be close to failure in 20 years.
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