Honorable Jim Talent
United States Senator, Missouri, Republican
Senator Talent was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002. He served in the Missouri Senate from 1984 to 1992 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1992 to 2000. He is a member of the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Armed Services; Energy and Natural Resources; and the Committee on Aging. The following is from the February 12, 2004, Senate floor debate on S. 1072, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act.I was in the Chamber yesterday and had with me the survey of the Department of Transportation on the needs of the United…
