Senator to speak at NSTA meeting
U.S. Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma will provide a keynote address at the school bus contracting group's 49th Annual Meeting & Convention in Tulsa. Association officials say that Inhofe is a strong supporter of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program.
TULSA, Okla. — U.S. Sen. James Inhofe will provide a keynote address at the National School Transportation Association's (NSTA) upcoming gathering here.
Inhofe, a longtime Oklahoma senator and former mayor of Tulsa, will speak to school bus contractors at the group's 49th Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held July 20-24.
Inhofe currently serves as the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Armed Services. NSTA said that he is a strong supporter of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program and that he will play a prominent role in the upcoming reauthorization of MAP-21.
For more information on the NSTA meeting, go here.
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