Good afternoon. The committee will come to order. The today the committee convenes for a hearing on the state of transportation and Critical Infrastructure examining the impact of the covid19 pandemic. I welcome our panel of witnesses and thank them for participating. Today we will hear from mr. John bazella, president and ceo, alliance for automotive innovation. Mr. Randy gill yot, chairman of the board, American Trucking associations. Mr. Ian jeffries, president and ceo association of american railroads. Mr. Alex oler, interim president and ceo interstate Natural Gas Association of america. And mr. Larry willis, president Transportation Trades Department aflcio. Thank you all for being here. I understand, mr. Gilliot is testifying remotely. Welcome to each and every one of you. The committee has conducted several oversight hearings on quid pro quo 19 including a comprehensive look at the aviation industry. We are considering the impact of the covid19 virus on surface transportation a
Up next Senate Lawmakers look into regulations and safety issues for large trucks. The Senate Commerce subcommittee heard from those who work in the Trucking Industry and a truck safety group. Authorization. Several trucking policies found many changes in the past decade including changes in both the industry and regulatory changes at the federal motor carrier safety administration. In nebraska, the hours of service at the top of the list. Concerns from truckers are consistent. These regulations are in flexible and do not reflect realworld situations. Because the Trucking Industry, 1sizefitsall approach fails, each of the different types of operations. Congress requires them to enforce Service Requirements. To be sure drivers dont drive when fatigued and delegated significant authority to f m csa for these requirements. A notice of proposed rulemaking for Service Requirements. To update regulations, interested stakeholders made their comments known to the agency. One has faced the chal
Im interested in keeping them safe not only as a get on and off school buses but in keeping them safe in the streets as they go to school. It is true that school buses have a relatively safe safety record. It is also true that children are injured every day or every year in bus related crashes. More than, i believe, and most accidents, we owe it to our children, to these students, to examine why these fatalities occur and what can be done to prevent them. There are school buses in my own district. Most take other modes of transportation, including walking, biking or riding in a car, going on public transportation. Children are often at greater risk outside the school bus than inside it. We have figure showing 264 students who died in School Transportation related accidents in the last 10 years. 97 were struck by a vehicle while walking near the bus. We are going to hear today from what congress can do to stop violations by drivers who illegally Pass School Buses loading or unloading pa
Today we will hear from department of transportation officials. The administrator of the federal railroad administration. The administrator of the federal Motor Carriers administration. And the deputy administrator of the national highway Traffic Safety administration. Welcome to each of you. Fixing americas surface transportation act of 2015 reauthorized many of the modal administrations responsible for ensuring the safety of our surface Transportation System. Fra. Ding fmcsa, nasa, and hearing provides our witnesses with the opportunity to discuss the implementation of and identify issues this committee should consider as we prepare for reauthorization. The act placed a greater focus on our nations multimodal freight i hope the witnesses will provide the committee with an update on efforts to improve infrastructure and how build grants are being utilized. Are the Commerce Committee considers reauthorizing the fast act, i plan on working with members on both sides of the aisle to auth
Its 9 oclock on the clock, its time to find out what is happening in ukraine and the world at this time, khrystyna porubiy is working in the studio. A man was pulled out from under the rubble of an odessa highrise building, he is alive and conscious. At the time the drone was hit, he was hiding in the basement. This and odesita was saved said oleg kiper, the head of the region. Unfortunately, two people have already died due to the night attack of russian drones on the city, and one of the entrances of a highrise building has been completely destroyed. Eight. People are injured, among them a pregnant woman, she is in the hospital in a moderate condition, three more people with multiple injuries are also hospitalized, in particular, a 26yearold woman in a serious condition. A threeyearold child was also injured, but she was given help on the spot, Utility Networks and a boiler room were also damaged. Nearby houses disconnected from heating. The occupiers attacked the city with eight dro