But David H. Watts, chairman and CEO of Granite Construction Inc., doesn't think so. I would be very surprised if he didn't. Early work could start next year on the successor to TEA-21, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Because Democrats control the Senate until Vice President-elect Dick Cheney is inaugurated on Jan. 20, Reid will chair the Jan. 16 hearing for New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, Bush's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency. But we're going to do a thorough, complete hearing.
Environmentalists have mixed views on Whitman.
They praise her coastal protection steps, stance on EPA soot and smog rules and support for setting aside 1 million acres of state land. But they say she wasn't tough on enforcement. Industry officials like Whitman. A fight is brewing over Gale Norton, Bush's selection as Interior Secretary. Environmentalists want to derail Norton, a former Colorado Attorney General.