Committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 2936 which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill to expedite under the National Environmental policy act of 1969 improve Forest Management activity on National Forest system lands, on public lands under jurisdiction of the bureau of Land Management and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fireprone forested lands and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for a recorded vote on amendment number 7 rinted in house report 115378 offered by the gentleman from new mexico, mr. Pearce, had een postponed. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in house report 115378 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. Amendment number 2, mr. Khanna of california. Amendment number 3, mr. Ohalleran of arizona. Amendment number 7 by mr. Pearce of new mexico. The chair
Transportation secretary elaine chao outlined the trump administrations infrastructure plan while appearing last week before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. This was her first time testifying before Congress Since being confirmed in january. The hearing is just under two hours. I called this hearing to order and today we are welcoming the secretary of transportation, the honorable elaine chao to testify before the Senate Committee on environment and public works on our nations infrastructure needs. Madam secretary, welcome to the committee. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has always taken the lead on infrastructure issues in the senate. When unveiled, other infrastructure proposals will increase funding and provide streamlining requirements for the construction of pipelines, housing and large, urban projects of various kinds that may be privately financed through publicprivate partnerships to name a few of the issues. However, our nations highways,
Transportation secretary elaine chao outlined the trump administrations infrastructure plan while appearing last week before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. This was her first time testifying before Congress Since being confirmed in january. The hearing is just under two hours. I called this hearing to order and today we are welcoming the secretary of transportation, the honorable elaine chao to testify before the Senate Committee on environment and public works on our nations infrastructure needs. Madam secretary, welcome to the committee. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has always taken the lead on infrastructure issues in the senate. When unveiled, other infrastructure proposals will increase funding and provide streamlining requirements for the construction of pipelines, housing and large, urban projects of various kinds that may be privately financed through publicprivate partnerships to name a few of the issues. However, our nations highways,
On the foreign intelligence act or fisa. The Senate Judiciary committee is and just a clarification senator ranks member is diane fi finestien. This should start in just a moment. Todays public hearing will be followed bay classified briefing tomorrow afternoon. This Committee Last held an oversight hearing on section 702 in may of 2016. Since then the drum beat of terror attacks against the United States and other countries particularly our allies has continued. A month after our hearing a terrorist attacked an orlando nightclub killing 50 and wounding 53. That same month a terrorist detonated pipe bombs in new jersey and new york injuring about 30. Last month Great Britain suffered its worst terror attack in over a decaddecade. It is at a concert in manchester. Many of the dead and wounded, as you know, were children and very young people. These attacks underscore that the first responsibility of government is to ensure that those who protect us every day have the tool to keep us saf
Todays public hearing will be followed by a classified briefing tomorrow afternoon. This Committee Last held an oversight hearing on section 702 in may of 2016. Beat ofen, the drum to terrorist attacks against the United States and other countries, particularly our allies, has continued. This has been a month after the hearing, terrorist attacks in killing 50htclubs, and wounding 53. Terrorists have detonated bombs in new jersey and new york, injuring about 30. Last month, Great Britain suffered its worst terror attack in over one decade, and a suicide bomber killed 22 and seriously injured many more in a concert in manchester. Many of the dead and wounded, as you know, were children and very young people. Underscore the first responsibility of thatnment is to ensure those who protect us every day have the tools to keep us safe. When i said government, i should have said the United States government under our constitution. These tools must adapt to the technological landscape and the e