Before Members of Congress began their summer recess, the House appointed members to the conference committee on S. 294, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007. Conferees from the Midwest include Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN); Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL); Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA); and Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH) - all members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. On the Senate side, conferees were not named before the break, following a procedural objection by U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK).