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Letter of response from the U.S. GAO to the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives as to progress made on issues raised in the June 2003 report on Transportation-disadvantaged populations.

Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Some Coordination Efforts Among Programs Providing Transportation Services, but Obstacles Persist