Its an siege National Interests of the United States, and the strait of hormuz. Theres a reason we keep that open. Thats right. I couldnt resist. You look at how much of our economy some commerce depends on the International Movement of people and goods and services, an important point to make when you look at america americas interests are relatively benign compared to other great powers and are benign compared to the rest of the north the sense were not empire builders. Were not seeking preferential treatment. Were seeking the right to be our citizens, people, goods, to about treated on a fair and equal basis as others and be protected whether its in terms of International Commerce or being here in the homeland. Thats an important point. Were not in the traditional great powers sense were not looking to conquer other territories, to enforce or impose our ways on others, and i think that there is a shared bipartisan consensus that were looking to live in piece with others who want to
Evaluating all of that information would be to issue an initial determination, initial decision of a defect to takata and the automakers. After that, we would hold a public hearing. How soon can you initiate that . As soon as humanly possible. The key, because we want to protect the American Public, we need to make sure we build the strongest case possible because at the end of the day, if takata and the automakers continue to refuse to act, we are going to have to take them to court. We want to make sure that we have a case prepared that will win in that circumstance. You can build a court case over time. Can you estimate for the committee and through the committee to the American People when your next step will be taken . We have begun our next step of diving into the data. That doesnt answer my question. The next legal step. Not just diving into the data. When will you next do something officially regarding takata and the automakers . I apologize. But at this point, because theres v
The National Freight Advisory Committee had 81 recommendations that they gave to us. A lot of those we can act upon with an existing authority, including thinking about freight multimodally. Our National Freight Strategic Plan really takes that tack. Some of the other things is that theyve recommended to us is figuring out where our data gaps are. Thats where youll see in our conditions and performance report thats upcoming a real emphasis on where our data gaps are. Also theyve aggressed theyve asked us to look at the work force issues. We have a partnership weve been working with the department of ed and department of labor to figure out what the work force needs are in the freight industry and how we can address them. But there is a lot of things we cant do with an existing authorities. Thats why the grow america act proposes a 10 billion Freight Program to find where those national choke points are and encourage multistate planning. Again, thank you for your advocacy. Well, i certa
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