Two Minnesota lawmakers, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Jim Oberstar, are joining 10 of their colleagues today on the first congressional delegation to visit Haiti since last month's earthquake.

Oberstar lived in Haiti for several years during the early 1960s and is the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Klobuchar has been a vocal advocate in recent weeks for expediting the pending adoptions of Haitian children by parents in the United States.

The delegation is expected to meet with local officials, survey the area and return by this evening. A Klobuchar aide said the senator is also carrying a list of pending Haitian adoptions in Minnesota and hopes to speak with officials on the ground about speeding up the adoption process.

For Oberstar, it could be an emotional reunion with members of a military academy where he taught several decades ago. He was recently in Haiti for a reunion of the academy in October, and scores of those who attended are now believed to have perished. It's also likely that his focus will be on the nation's crumbling infrastructure:

"There was abject poverty and distress in Haiti prior to the earthquake," Oberstar said in a statement issued in mid-January. "I can only imagine how horrid the situation is now. Haiti lacks good roads and bridges, hospital and emergency services to aid its citizens in a disaster like this."

Today marks the 30th day since the earthquake and has been designated a national day of mourning in the country.