The meeting will come to order. Since we to have members here that want to be recognized and introduced to everyone, and i happen to be one of those, i think we might go ahead before Opening Statements and do that before we lose someone. If we already know a Lieutenant General todd semonite, youre a regular here pim recognize at this time senator carden to recognize pete ran, introduce pete mr. Chairman, thank you very much. A pleasure to have the secretary here before our committee. Thats secretary of the of transportation in maryland but as i was telling the chairman, this is the third state hes been secretary of transportation. Hes directed the Missouri Department of transportation and the new mexico state highway department. He just cant hold onto a job. Were proud of the work he does in maryland. We have a pretty challenging organization in maryland where the secretary of transportations responsible for all modes of transportation and coordinating all modes of transportation. Mr.
And residents or u. S. Interests, those interests are clearly impacted by the behavior of other countries. And the u. S. Tax base can be eroded not only by the behaviors of multinationals but by behavior of other governments. Thank you and thank you for the opportunity. Good to be here, don, thank you very much for this opportunity to speak about policy and reform. It seems to me ive seen this movie before, however. We all love to sit around and talk about policy. I will get to policy in a second. Let me just say while we talk about policy, our tax system is being slowly eroded at the level of administration. Doesnt matter what the rules are if you dont have people to enforce them. If you just take a wink, a quick look at whats happening to the intern Internal Revenue service, you would realize it doesnt matter what the rules are. Weve lost so many people the enforcement capability is diminished. Unless that gets rectified. Who cares about tax reform if we dont have a tax system. Sayin
What we dont know, teach us. What we cant see, show us. What we dont have, give us. What we arent, make us. Abide with our senators in their labors, using them as vessels for your service. Lord, keep them on the path of integrity, strengthened and sustained by your grace. Bless and keep them. Make your face shine upon them and be gracious to them. Lift the light of your countenance upon them and give them your peace. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 384, s. 2363, which is the hagan sportsmens legislation. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to the consideration of s. 2363, a bill
Forgive them when they permit impatience to lead them astray, making them miss the wonder of and majesty of your purpose for our nation and world. Lord, renew in our senators the joy of belonging to you as they lovingly yield to your guidance. Direct their steps so that no duty will be left undone and no constructive words will be left unsaid. We pray in your great name. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , july 28, 2022. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jacky rosen, a senator from the state of nevada, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed patrick j. Leahy, president
Size, chris. The big problem is going to be that storm surge. You know how most people die. In storms. Its water. Its drowning. Its really not the wind so much. Although thats an issue when it comes to projectiles and such. But its really that water, and you cant run it. And if you get into a place where you cant get above it or you cant stabilize, youre in deep, deep trouble, chris. The bands going in and out. Were really on the edge here. You may be closer to it. I think anderson is probably going to get it before each of us. What have you been saying . I know ive been out. I havent seen a lot of folks out. Thank god for that. Im hearing you right now, don, but im not seeing you. We dont have your shot. It takes so little for Mother Nature to disrupt what we see as normal. The numbers are that the storm is about 65, 70 miles eastsoutheast off the coast of wilmington. Thats where anderson is. But the storm is so damn big that it brings weather a lot of Different Directions and exposin