Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made impr e improving our nations infrastructure a top priority and this is to highlight our infrastructure needs. It is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee both sides of the aisle and infrastructure is listed as a top priority because it is a driver of our nation aes econo and impacts every community. This community has a history of working together. I want to continue that tradition and has sweeping jurisdiction over our nations infrastructure. Our last meeting focused on highways and roads all within this committees purview. Recent rains in california and other western states highlight infrastructures and other structu structures, and dams that prevent catastrophic flooding in urban and rural communities. Earlier this month, 180 people were evacuated because of the dams in the United States. The potential dam failure is a concern to state officials and Peopl
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made impr e improving our nations infrastructure a top priority and this is to highlight our infrastructure needs. It is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee both sides of the aisle and infrastructure is listed as a top priority because it is a driver of our nation aes econo and impacts every community. This community has a history of working together. I want to continue that tradition and has sweeping jurisdiction over our nations infrastructure. Our last meeting focused on highways and roads all within this committees purview. Recent rains in california and other western states highlight infrastructures and other structu structures, and dams that prevent catastrophic flooding in urban and rural communities. Earlier this month, 180 people were evacuated because of the dams in the United States. The potential dam failure is a concern to state officials and Peopl
Because we are going through the same thing. Were going through the outofcompetition tests. All of that stuff. For me, in terms of internationally there has to be something done and something done now. Announcer and transparency issues at the tsa. Congresse relying on and youre going to withhold information . To the best of my knowledge, the guidance is not in writing will stop wait a minute . You just made this up . It is not in writing . Practice. Standing notice not. Is this a Standard Practice . Reince no, it is not. When is no turning point one Government Agency is investigating another government agencies. Senator bernie sanders. The fight against racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia. We are telling mr. Trump and his friends loudly and clearly, we are not going backwards. We are going forward. Rubiocer senator marco at a hearing on financial fraud targeting senior citizens. When you look at a list of the top fraudsters, they are almost entirely from south florida and almost
Senator barrasso was appointed in june 2007 and won special election in 2008. Reelected to full sixyear term in 2012 with more than 75 of the vote. Senator barrasso is known by many as wyomings doctor. During 24 years as an Orthopedic Surgeon he served as president of the wyoming medical society and was named wyoming fa sifgts year. He is the fourth Ranking Member in the Senate Republican leadership as chairman of the Senate Republican policy committee. Senator barrasso, thanks so much and please join me in getting the senator up to the podium, thank you. [ applause ]. Thank you, mr. President. It is wonderful to be with you here today and i know senator carper from delaware who is Ranking Member of the Environment Public Works Committee was here earlier this morning. He and i worked closely together. He was here first thing. Actually he and i were together here before 8 00 this morning conferring about our hearing for this morning. It is busy times in the senate. You may have heard th
So it seems to be couched in the erms t terms of Voting Rights and it is about reconstruction. I think you all know that and get it, because what undermines the whole progressive effort for reconstruction is the lack of Voting Rights for those freed men and women. So were going to expand this beyond voting, but we just couldnt get there as a nation with the 13th amendment, final freedom, with the Civil Rights Act of 1866. It didnt give Voting Rights to the africanamericans, and neither did the 14th amendment with its equal protection and due process. It took the 15th amendment, and of course that didnt work either because of every effort by some to deny africanamericans this great franchise of voting. Why do you think people come to this country . One of the things is the ability to choose their own representatives. So we have a great panel. I dont say that every time that we have a panel, but we have we have a great one today. Joan wah, who is vice chair of academic personnel and a pr