President trump has made pres. Trump madeesident trump has improving our nations infrastructure a top priority. Infrastructure is critical to our nations prosperity. The Senate Environment Public Works Committee has jurisdiction over our nations highways and roads and its ports. These things allow for American Goods to go from the heartland to the coasts and even overseas. They allow for flood protection for both rural and urban communities that save lives. In addition our committee has jurisdiction over the environmental laws that impact the modernization of infrastructure. Doesnt matter whether the setting is urban or rural, rules and regulations can halt orri the modernization of infrastructure and the impact is particularly counter productive if theyre applied without understanding the difference between urban and rural. Our committee has members from both urban and rural areas. The members of this committee represent new york city and newport, rhode island, nebraska city, nebraska
For 22 years i have served with you. First, and his team as a delicate. Then as attorney general, and now as governor. While this public chapter of my life draws to a close, ive realized im not the only one saying farewell. Tonight. So tonight i want to say on behalf of a grateful commonwealth, that we all salute the Great Service of our Lieutenant Governor bill bolling, was redefined his office as a jobs creator, a policy leader, and a cabinet member, and presided over the senate with grace. Thank you, bill, for over two decades of outstanding service. [cheers and applause] will probably be fishing on monday. I also want to recognize the Great Service of attorney general Ken Cuccinelli and thinking for solid legal advice, strong conservative leadership and his care for the disenfranchised. I also want to welcome the 16 of Union Members who were sworn in earlier today. And i want to implore you, never forget the thrill of what youve experienced today. Because it will make you a better
Issues. We have callers during the first 45 minutes saying, why are they focusing on jobs and the economy. Concern think that is a that some republicans have. As i said a minute ago, many the basics see political rationale for these hearings as seen as how they can make make life difficult for secretary clinton. There are other republicans who think this is over doing it and it is a basic argument within the House Republican conference over how they should be positioning themselves for the fall. Wee say emphatically all need to do is tear down the president and make life difficult for the president , say no to everything the president is for. And others are saying the voters dont want just to vote against people, they want to vote for people, and the republicans should be standing for something, should be promoting something, should be advocating things. John boehner, the speaker, does try when you see him go before the cameras which he does a couple of times a week generally after Hou
Profile of the nations infrastructure issues to recruit new c. E. O. s and toplevel voices to the cause, and to generate more interest among the Business Community for addressing the challenges we will discuss today and throughout the week. Little did i know a year later we would be here today with a week packed full of events and national and Regional Media campaign involving a Steering Committee that unified business, labor, and think tanks. Paul urassi is the president of hnt tv culls companies. Paul, thank you to your dedication to modernizing our roads, railways, rivers, runways, and waterpipes, and your ability to put the chamber and the Council Together for that all important first meeting. For that, we are here today. Paul, please accept my thanks and the Steering Committees gratitude for h. N. T. s generous sponsorship of the week. Please join me in welcoming paul urassi. 6 [applause] i have the honor today of introducing the first keynote speaker, donahue. A number of years a
Should we diminish enforcement and penalties for those other crimes that are far more serious . Racialhere are disparities in the approach to criminal justice, we should seriously consider examining the types of sentences and approaches we take to dealing with those Public Safety issues. I take that as sort of a yes. Do you agree that there is thatl bias or bigotry leads to these rates of arrests . People dont draw that conclusion based on analysis that is race alone. I think you have to look at other factors. I brought up one of the factors that we considered that calls for service. There are more police in an area, there is likely to be more arrests. It is an issue that needs to be looked at carefully. Worked on the metropolitan Police Department for 25 years. They would obviously be very at set to hear that theyre being accused of biased enforcement. To reiterate a statement you you are notyou say affirmatively going into community seeking out criminals. Youre getting calls. And you