Spending bills in a bipartisan way and im working closely with vice chair collins on this and i believe we have the opportunity and responsibility to Work Together to make our country more safe, more competitive, and do good for the people we represent and the risk of sounding like a broken record while it is currently in infraction. Title several help and the abuse of immigration parole. Since President Biden took office as part of casualties, he has paroled in and around the million aliens who for humanitarian purpose. Administrations have been abusing Parole Authority for many years has by congress attempts to raided. In most, recently the biden ministration has created categorical pearl programs for several countries make the chaos of the border less noticeable. Title seven points use of pearl back to its intended purpose to allow foreign nationals to enter the u. S. For an emergency purpose for a short period of time. Finally, title eight films and the job might have hurt legal mi
Places you on item number four. Approval of minutes for the march 5th regular meeting. Secretary, id like to make some opening remarks, if thats all right, before we get into minutes, i wanted to just thank everyone for being here today, and i just feel that i need to open up this meeting with an acknowledgment of the tragic events that occurred at west portal station over the weekend. Im imagining, but i dont know. But im imagining that many people are feeling anger, rage, a sense of powerlessness, hopelessness. I know that ive cycled through these feelings myself over the past 72 hours, and this happens whenever i hear of any fatalities or serious injuries on our streets. It shouldnt happen in our city or anywhere, and our hearts are with the family. I also know that when these kinds of things happen, there is a natural tendency to want to make sense of the situation very quickly by finding a villain to blame, pointing a finger and demanding action and i understand that. I think that
Accountability in the implementation of safe systems. As we adopt new technologies, we need better data related to ance and failures. To improve safety performance and public acceptance. We need a safe u. S. Where people can make mistakes and to be human and still make it home on our roads. A focus on addressing kinetic roadway fatalities offers tremendous promise for a Transportation System that is safe for all ages abilities. Researchers are positioned to support this work in collaboration with many partners dedicated to Community Safety and wellbeing. Thank you for your time and leadership and i did welcome discussion on this critical chief executive officer of the association. Representing more than 20 of the leading Companies Developing Autonomous Vehicle technologies. Good to have you at the committee here, you can proceed with opening remarks. Chaiis an honor to testify today. A written testimony provides talities and injuries on u. S. Roads. I want to spend my time talking abou
Next testimony on roadway safety before a senate commerce, science, and transportation subcommittee from transportation policy advocates and local officials. They discuss roadway facilities, infrastructure needs, Pedestrian Safety and the integration of Autonomous Vehicles. This is an hour and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. Today, the subcommittee for surface transportation, maritime, freight, and ports will examine the roadway safety crisis and the solutions that we must implementor in response. We certainly would like to thank my Ranking Member, senator young, as well as chair cantwell and Ranking Member cruz for the health and convening this very important hearing. Every day unfortunately more than 100 americans lose their lives on our roads. If trends continue we expect more than 40,000 fidelitys this year, and hundreds of thousands ofof serious injuries. That means thousands of families are going to be torn apar
The subcommittee will come to order. Today the subcommittee for surface transportation, maritime freight and ports will examine the roadway safety crisis and the solutions that we must implement in response. Like to thank my ranking remember for their help in cop screening this important hearing. Every day more than 100 americans lose their lives on our roads. If trends continue we expect more than 40,000 fatalities this year. And hundreds of thousands of serious injuries. Thousands of families are going to be torn apart by preventable crashes. Those families deserve our recognition as we work to address this problem. Thats why id like to enter into the record statements made by victims families who have written to this committee to urge further action on roadway safety. Without objection those letters will be entered into the record. I also dedicate todays discussion to them as these families know all too well the safety situation on our roads constitutes a national crisis. In 2021 th