Dorgan listen live on the free span radio app. Host thank you for being our guest. Mr. Bishop thank you. The two reporters who will be asking questions. D covering Energy Issues and covering congress. And you are up first. Reporter big news is averting a government shutdown. Are you confident that congress will be able to fund the government in the coming days . Mr. Bishop yes. Reporter why are you so confident . Mr. Bishop it is a continuing resolution. I feel very comfortable its going to go along and try to work through some of the issues. I expect they will continue to be some kind of continuing resolution through most of this spring with the possible exception and probable exception of the defense department. If we do it for the defense spending we help our military. And everyone recognizes that. Reporter you are not expecting congress to pass an omnibus spending package . Mr. Bishop i would be happy if they would, because there are a couple of things i would like to put on that p
I call this hearing of the subcommittee on fisheries, wildlife, fisheries, water and wildlife, to order. We are here today to discuss innovative financing and funding to address americas deficient Water Infrastructure. The purpose of this hearing is simple, today we will be discussing americas current approach towards Drinking Water and wastewater investment Wastewater Infrastructure investment. Many members of this committee including myself often reference the American Society of Civil Engineers, asce, infrastructure report card. Currently the asce grades americas Drinking Water infrastructure with a d. Wastewater has a slightly better grade, a d plus. That reminds some of our grades in school. Not you. Im glad you didnt look this way. This is not a rural problem or a big city problem, its not a republican or a democrat problem. This is a National Emergency and we need to find solutions before its too late. It is one thing to see these terrible grades on paper, but what does this act
Yes, be sure to silence devices, speakers to be included part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Madam clerk, could you call item number two. Item two, approval of the lafco minutes from the december 9, 2016, regular meeting. Do any of the commissioner vz any changes to the december 9, 2016, regular Meeting Minutes . E seeing no comments, i would like to call public speakers. Does any member of the public have any changes to the Meeting Minutes . No . Seeing no public speakers, Public Comment is closed. Can i have a motion to approve the minutes . So moved, by commissioner rohnen and a second . By commissioner fewer. And these minutes are approved. Madam clerk, could you please call item three. Election of the chair person and vice chair person for 2017. Great. Do any of the commissioners before taking nomination foz the chair and vice chair, lets open this up for public xhenlt, are there any members of the public that wish to comment o iment it em three. No. Seeing no publi
Any announcements . Yes, be sure to silence devices, speakers to be included part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Madam clerk, could you call item number two. Item two, approval of the lafco minutes from the december 9, 2016, regular meeting. Do any of the commissioner vz any changes to the december 9, 2016, regular Meeting Minutes . E seeing no comments, i would like to call public speakers. Does any member of the public have any changes to the Meeting Minutes . No . Seeing no public speakers, Public Comment is closed. Can i have a motion to approve the minutes . So moved, by commissioner rohnen and a second . By commissioner fewer. And these minutes are approved. Madam clerk, could you please call item three. Election of the chair person and vice chair person for 2017. Great. Do any of the commissioners before taking nomination foz the chair and vice chair, lets open this up for public xhenlt, are there any members of the public that wish to comment o iment it em three.
Does any member of the public have any changes to the Meeting Minutes . No . Seeing no public speakers, Public Comment is closed. Can i have a motion to approve the minutes . So moved, by commissioner rohnen and a second . By commissioner fewer. And these minutes are approved. Madam clerk, could you please call item three. Election of the chair person and vice chair person for 2017. Great. Do any of the commissioners before taking nomination foz the chair and vice chair, lets open this up for public xhenlt, are there any members of the public that wish to comment o iment it em three. No. Seeing no public speakers, Public Comment is closed. Could i have a motion to elect could i have a motion to elect the chair and vice chair for 2017. Move. Oh, can i make a motion, may i . Sorry chair, this is my first meeting. May i make a nomination at this time . Yes. I nominate Hillary Ronen to be the chair person. Are there any other nominations . Wait, are we calling these together . You can call