[gavel sounds] sen. Wicker this full Committee Nomination will come to order. 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 detail
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
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
Negotiating. One of the Republican Leaders in the senate, John Barrasso joins us to discuss Senate Passage of the g. O. P. Tax plan and what comes next. And we will ask president Trumps National security advisor, h. R. Mcmaster, about Michael Flynn pleading guilty to lying to the fbi in the rush of probe. We begin there with correspondent kevin corke live at the white house withheld the president inner circle is handling the news. Reporter a twitter storm early sunday with the president tweeting several tweets about the fbi, calling them inconsistent and unfair in the ongoing worship row. The white house also found itself trying to save yet another selfinflicted twitter wound. Not over the substance, but rather over the style and lack of nuance and social media, which is raising all sorts of serious questions. Speak of the president waited i had to fire general flint because he had lied to the Vice President and the fbi. Hes been guilty look to those lies. Its a shame because his actio
Hello and a good saturday to you. Im richard lui in new york. He is considering a federally mandated quarantine of new york, new jersey, and connecticut. This has cases of the coronavirus in the United States setting daily records as of this hour. Across the country, more than 1110,000 cases confirmed. The virus killed more than 1900 people. The president is weighing up whether to place the new york and new jersey and connecticut areas on quarantine. I am now considering and will make a decision very quickly, very shortly a quarantine because its such a hot area of new york, new jersey, and connecticut. Well be announcing that one way or the other fairly soon. Now new york and new jersey governors, theyre saying they were not aware of such plans as the president discussed. And just hours ago the u. S. Comfort set sail for new york city to provide 1,000 hospital beds to the tristate area. Covid19 has in two weeks claimed more lives in the city than homicides did all of last year. On the