The committee will come to order. Todays hearing will focus on the reauthorization of the vast act, the nations current surface transportation bill, that is embers decembers on september 30th. We will hear the perspective of key stakeholders. A long term reauthorization bill is critical to providing the certainty and stability that transit agencies, cities and states across the countries need to make responsible Transportation Planning decisions. Public transportation plays a key role in our nations economy, there are over 430,000 workers employed in Public Transportation in the united states, transit provides approximately 33 million trips every day, taking Many Americans to and from work, school, and medical appointments. And not just in big urban cities, but also in small, rural areas. However we find ourselves at yet another service says petition authorization is the most significant issue that needs to be addressed. In order to address a comprehensive, long term reauthorization bi
The committee will come to order. Todays hearing will focus on the reauthorization of the vast act, the nations current surface transportation bill, that is embers decembers on september 30th. We will hear the perspective of key stakeholders. A long term reauthorization bill is critical to providing the certainty and stability that transit agencies, cities and states across the countries need to make responsible Transportation Planning decisions. Public transportation plays a key role in our nations economy, there are over 430,000 workers employed in Public Transportation in the united states, transit provides approximately 33 million trips every day, taking Many Americans to and from work, school, and medical appointments. And not just in big urban cities, but also in small, rural areas. However we find ourselves at yet another service says petition authorization is the most significant issue that needs to be addressed. In order to address a comprehensive, long term reauthorization bi
A political and economic lifeline providing urgently needed relief from the intense still messed up pressure the sanctions had created it also gave the regime an immediate financial boost and over one hundred billion dollars its government could use to Fund Terrorism the regime also received a massive cash settlement of one point seven billion dollars from the United States a large portion of which was physically loaded onto an airplane and flown into iran just imagine the sight of those huge piles of money being hauled off by the iranians waiting at the airport for the cash i wonder where all that money went. Worst of all the deal allows iran to continue developing certain elements of its Nuclear Program and importantly in just a few years as key restrictions disappear iran can sprint towards a rapid Nuclear Weapons breakout in other words we got weak inspections in exchange for no more than a purely short term and temporary delay in irans path to Nuclear Weapons what is the purpose o
Pelley the trumppence Administration Takes office in 50 days, and were about to hear from two key players. We have interviews with Vice President elect mike pence and the speaker of the house, pri. Paul ryan. But first, donald trump made his first public appearance since he was elected more than three weeks ago, at a furnace manufacturer in indiana, that had planned to send more than 2,000 jobs to mr. Trumps intervention and tax incentives from the state have persuaded the carrier corpitation to send over 1300 jobs south of the border, saving 800. Major garrett has the story. They say its not president ial to call up these massive leaders of business. I think its very president ial. Reporter president elect donald trump called the c. E. O. Of carriers Parent Company, united technologies, directly to discuss keeping the jobs in indiana. Leave the United States anymore without consequences. Nosgoing to happen. Reporter during the campaign, trump threatened to slap import tariffs on compa
Pelley the trumppence Administration Takes office in 50 days, and were about to hear from two key players. We have interviews with Vice President elect mike pence and the speaker of the house, pri. Paul ryan. But first, donald trump made his first public appearance since he was elected more than three weeks ago, at a furnace manufacturer in indiana, that had planned to send more than 2,000 jobs to mexico. Mr. Trumps intervention and tax incentives from the state have persuaded the carrier corpitation to send over 1300 jobs south of the border, saving 800. Major garrett has the story. They say its not president ial to call up these massive leaders of business. I think its very president ial. Reporter president elect donald trump called the c. E. O. Of carriers Parent Company, united technologies, directly to discuss keeping the jobs in indiana. Companies are not going to leave the United States anymore without consequences. Nosgoing to happen. Reporter during the campaign, trump threate