[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
This full Committee Nomination will come to order. This morning the committee will consider four nominations to key transportation positions. The nominees before us today are eric soskin, nominee for Inspector General for dp of transportation. Robert pmbing rimus, nominated to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board. Sara feinberg, nominated to be a director of the amtrak board of directors. And chris coose, nominated to be a director on the amtrak board of directors. The Inspector General of transportation oversees audits of the d. O. T. s programs with the end goal of ensuring our national frppings system is safe, efficient and effective for the american people. Eric soskin has been nominated for this Important Role. Hes a senior trial counsel in the federal Programs Branch at the u. S. Department of justice where he has served since 2006. During his tenure at the justice department, he hasing mored complex litigation an was chose fn a detailed assignment as policy counsel in
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Made him stronger and is there a disconnect between the powers at be and the rest of america . Plus, new yorks top cop on capitol hill on the capitol hill shooting, i should say, and the search for terror suspects in brussels. Weve got a lot to get to and well get to all of it tonight. I want to begin with cnns chief correspondent dana bash. You have news on the Cruz Campaign. Whats going on . The name of the game is to keep donald trump from getting enough delegates to get the nomination outright and i am told by a top aide to john kasich excuse me, john weaver, that they have been trying to work behind the scenes with ted cruzs campaign to do that, coordinate. Not only that, that mitt romney, the gop nominee from 2012, reached out to jeff rowe, the Campaign Manager for ted cruz, to try to get him to call the Kasich Campaign. So he was trying to be a behindthescenes broker to get these opponents to get together for their common enemy. Heres the problem, though, don. The Cruz Campaign,
Still not paying what they should be paying and what they are supposed to be paying for their defense. Jenna john roberts is live in brussels this morning. A call for unity this afternoon at the unveiling of the new building in that memorial. New tensions between old allies today over another matter, british Prime Minister, theresa may will be meeting at the sidelines and just a little while. At that point, she is expected to have words with him about leaks that have been coming out of the manchester investigation. This is the leak of the bombers name before u. K. Authorities were ready to release it. It was published in the United States. After the home secretary sent a warning to dry up the, the New York Times posted forensic photographs about the bomb itself and describe the scene and ways of the u. K. Government was not yet ready or at least willing to discuss. Theresa may, upon her arrival at nato, more than an hour ago, listen to it she said. On the issue of the intelligence shar