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The Foreign Relations committee to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of President Bidens nominees dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you to the senator for being here to lead of the republican side of the hearing. Its not always easy to find members that are willing to adjust their schedules to accommodate the hearings ander i think the senator for always being available to the committee to carry out our important work. Im going to have some opening comments and i want to recognize senator reid and allow him to make an introduction and thank t him for being here in the committee. Sometimes have a friendly rivalry but since i will soon may need his help thank you very much, chairman and senator. Its my pleasure to introduce kristine, assistant secretary of state for oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Anyone whos had the pleasure of working with chris knows a a c
The subcommittee on energy will now come to order and the chair will recognize himself or an opening statement. This years atlantic Hurricane Season was unprecedented. More named storms in close succession slammed the gulf and the u. S. Virgin islands. These hurricanes caused catastrophic damage in Energy Supply disruptions across the country. Both texas and florida are further down the road to recovery in the humanitarian crisis is unfolding in puerto rico. A number of colleagues from this committee have been down there and the u. S. Virgin islands where the majority of folks still remain without power for more than a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall. Todays hearing will review the response in Energy Recovery efforts in the wake of the storms that will help us begin to understand what went right and what went wrong. What lessons can be learned and how we as a risk and identify gaps so when the next hurricane hits we will be better prepared. As a result of Hurricane Harvey mor
Season was unprecedented. More named storms in close succession slammed the gulf and the u. S. Virgin islands. These hurricanes caused catastrophic damage in Energy Supply disruptions across the country. Both texas and florida are further down the road to recovery in the humanitarian crisis is unfolding in puerto rico. A number of colleagues from this committee have been down there and the u. S. Virgin islands where the majority of folks still remain without power for more than a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall. Todays hearing will review the response in Energy Recovery efforts in the wake of the storms that will help us begin to understand what went right and what went wrong. What lessons can be learned and how we as a risk and identify gaps so when the next hurricane hits we will be better prepared. As a result of Hurricane Harvey more than 275,000 customers lost power in texas and severe flooding affected supplies and fuel. Compounding the response to challenges in Energy
Working with our Cable Partners as we explore america. House republicans yesterday unveiled their tax proposal. Among the changes, reducing the number of tax brackets, cutting tack rates on corporation and limiting the mortgage to loans of 500,000 or less. It also caps local and state property tax reductions at 10,000 while increasing the child tax credit. The bill would no longer allow medical expenses or property loss to be deducted. If youd like to read the republicans bill go to cspan. Org congress and that will take you to your congressional page. This coming monday the house ways and Means Committee will start its consideration of the bill. It starts at 12 00 eastern. Cspan. Where history unfolds daily. In 1979 cspan was created as a Public Service by americas capable television companies. And is brought to you today by your capable or satellite provider. Now a hearing on repairing infrastructure damage. Officials with the energy department, the army corp of engineers and the Gov