Secretary he is the principal voice of business in the Top Administration trying to ensure that u. S. Businesses have the tools they need to create jobs and pursue economic opportunity. He served the secretarys of the beginning of administration that gore 2017. Hes got limited time with us today for be brief in my introduction so we can get right to his talk. He will be laid at the conclusion of the talk and then the panel will ensue. Secretary ross is no stranger to commerce with over half a a century of experience in Investment Banking and private equity come restructuring over 400 billion in assets across Numerous Industries and serving as chairman or director more than 100 companies in over 20 countries. Hes also the only person elected to both the private equity hall of fame and the turnabout Management Hall of fame. We agree please welcome him here today and please join me welcoming commerce secretary wilbur ross. [applause] thank thank you, dean, for tt kind introduction. And th
Good afternoon. Good afternoon and welcome. Im dean reuter, Vice President and general counselan director f practice ethical society. Thank you all for being here. And a special welcome to the folks joining us and cspan. Were looking forward to a spirited debate in our Panel Following opening remarks from secretary wilbur ross. I am pleased and privileged to introduce the 39th secretary of commerce wilbur ross. The secretary he is the principal voice of business in the Trump Administration trying to ensure that u. S. Businesses have the tools they need to create jobs and pursue economic opportunity. He served as secretary since the beginning of the Administration February 2017. Hes got limited time with usst today so ill be brief mi introduction so we can get right to his talk. He will be leaving at thebe conclusion of his talk secretary ross is no stranger to this talk and then the panel will ensue. Commerce with over half a century of experience in Investment Banking and private equi
States, tribes and, others to assess and clean up contaminated properties. Its an environment and Public Works Committee hearing is about two hours. [background noises] i call this hearing to order. Senator i call this hearing to order. Good morning, one and all. Senator capito, good to see you. Thank you for helping us pull this hearing together, this important hearing. Let me discuss the Environmental Protection agencys Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the programs of reauthorization. For nearly three decades now, brownfields has proven to be an important source of Helpful Community forced to contend with. The Program Provides federal assistance for communities to clean up contain him unaided we most recently reauthorized appropriations for this program with a strong bipartisan support about five years ago. I think it was 2018. Its time now to review the state of the Brownfields Program and to examine what works well, to identify potential ways to update the program so it c
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