Set t expire this friday at midnight, senators also approd a oneweek faa extension until may 17th to give the house mor time to take up the longterm measure. Here is the chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce science and transportation committee, senators Maria Cantwell and ted cruz speaking on the floor after final passage. The house of representatives should quickly take it up and t pass it and send to the president s desk for signature. This legislation is a strong bipartisan that includes hundreds of priorities for senators and representatives both republican and democrat. This bill gives the faa the safety tools it needs at a critical time to help bring new Aerospace Technologies to market. I want to thank the staff that spent countless hours hemmerring out this legislation. This was no easy task. As i stated earlier, this bipartisan product was result of many, many months of hard work, late nights, there were many times that it appeared that the bill was not going to mak
Thats our job, is to take votes, to try to make legislation better and to offer improvements to it, and that means amendments. Look, i understand in the house of representatives things operate a little bit differently. Youve got 435 people over tlchlt its a lot harder to have that. This is why weve always bragged about our status as the worlds greatest deliberative legislative body. On paper we are. Historically we certainly have been. Today we are not. Were kidding ourselves, were delusional if we want and expect the American People to believe otherwise. Heres the food news the good news, we still are that entity on paper, as it is envisioned, as its created, as its established and outlined by the constitution. We still are that entity, with our own rules, our own precedence, and our own customs. But alas, the best rules, the best constitutional provisions will amount to dead letter if we ourselves refuse to exercise our own rights and our prerogatives. The muscle of legislative proce
The Prince Georges Hospital center has been shut down again after two infants tested positive for a potentially deadly bacteria. This is the same nicu closed for two months not long ago. Prince georges Medical Center hospital spokesman saying at this time there is no environmental indication or defined cause for the latest bacteria presence. Out of an abundance of caution pghc made the decision to temporarily close the nicu. A grandmother said this. The nicu they shouldnt have reopened it the first time. Reporter we asked officials here at the hospital to speak on camera about whats happening here. They say they are not prepared to release any on camera statements today. We could hear from them tomorrow. Back to you all in the studio. Thank you. Four things to know about the bacteria pseudomonas. It is found in soil, plants and it is usually spread on the hands of workers or dirty equipment. It is also found in moisture in drainpipes or feeding tubes. It has been almost three months si