[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this full Committee Nomination hearing will come to order. This morning the committee will consider four nominations the key transportation positions within our jurisdiction. Nominees before us today are eric soskin, the nominee to be Inspector General for the department of transportation. Robert primus who is been nominated to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board. Sarah feinberg, nominated to be director of the amtrak board of directors, and chris coons was been nominated to be a direct of the amtrak board of directors. The Inspector General for the part of transportation overseas critical audits and investigations of dots programs with the end goal of ensuring that our National Transportation system is safe, efficient, and effective for the american people. Eric soskin the numbered for the some portable. Mr. Soskin is a senior trial counsel in the federal Programs Branch at the u. S. Department of justice where he h has s
Weekend, 25 states reopening. That is about 33 of the gdp. All of that coming up. But first, the Coronavirus Crisis wreaked havoc in april resulting in the worst jobs report since the end of world war ii. The u. S. Economy lost more than 20 million jobs in the month of april with more than 33 million filing for Unemployment Benefits over the past seven weeks. The Unemployment Rate surging to a record high of 14. 7 . Joining me right now to discuss the brutal jobs report as well as how quickly this economy can recover is mohamed alarian. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, maria. Maria you know what i find odd . We have these jobs numbers on the one hand which obviously show the results of this shutdown. And its been selfimposed but, nonetheless, all these job losses. Taunt, weve got a rally in at the same time weve got a rally in markets. Whats going on with this dichotomy . Not only is a dichotomy, but its fueling a lot of political rhetoric on main street versus wall street,
Weekend, 25 states reopening. That is about 33 of the gdp. All of that coming up. But first, the Coronavirus Crisis wreaked havoc in april resulting in the worst jobs report since the end of world war ii. The u. S. Economy lost more than 20 million jobs in the month of april with more than 33 million filing for Unemployment Benefits over the past seven weeks. The Unemployment Rate surging to a record high of 14. 7 . Joining me right now to discuss the brutal jobs report as well as how quickly this economy can recover is mohamed alarian. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, maria. Maria you know what i find odd . We have these jobs numbers on the one hand which obviously show the results of this shutdown. And its been selfimposed but, nonetheless, all these job losses. Taunt, weve got a rally in at the same time weve got a rally in markets. Whats going on with this dichotomy . Not only is a dichotomy, but its fueling a lot of political rhetoric on main street versus wall street,
As we see more states open this weekend, 25 states reopening. That is about 33 of the gdp. All of that coming up. But first, the Coronavirus Crisis wreaked havoc in april resulting in the worst jobs report since the end of world war ii. The u. S. Economy lost more than 20 million jobs in the month of april with more than 33 million filing for Unemployment Benefits over the past seven weeks. The Unemployment Rate surging to a record high of 14. 7 . Joining me right now to discuss the brutal jobs report as well as how quickly this economy can recover is mohamed alarian. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, maria. Maria you know what i find odd . We have these jobs numbers on the one hand which obviously show the results of this shutdown. And its been selfimposed but, nonetheless, all these job losses. Taunt, weve got a rally in at the same time weve got a rally in markets. Whats going on with this dichotomy . Not only is a dichotomy, but its fueling a lot of political rhetoric on
Weekend, 25 states reopening. That is about 33 of the gdp. All of that coming up. But first, the Coronavirus Crisis wreaked havoc in april resulting in the worst jobs report since the end of world war ii. The u. S. Economy lost more than 20 million jobs in the month of april with more than 33 million filing for Unemployment Benefits over the past seven weeks. The Unemployment Rate surging to a record high of 14. 7 . Joining me right now to discuss the brutal jobs report as well as how quickly this economy can recover is mohamed alarian. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, maria. Maria you know what i find odd . We have these jobs numbers on the one hand which obviously show the results of this shutdown. And its been selfimposed but, nonetheless, all these job losses. Taunt, weve got a rally in at the same time weve got a rally in markets. Whats going on with this dichotomy . Not only is a dichotomy, but its fueling a lot of political rhetoric on main street versus wall street,