Hours. [background noises] [inaudible conversations] good morning the u. S. Senate committee were having a hearing on the National Transportation safety board investigation and report i welcome the chair safety board director. Watchdog ensuring safety as is a top priority for the transportation u. S. Department of transportation. Through its impartial investigation into transportation accidents the board makes recommendation that have transformed transportation safety. Ntsb recommendations prompt action to require railroads to use positive control passengers to use seatbelts and commercial airlines to have well rested cruise. However the needs to continue to improve safety are ongoing but for instance run a weight near misses and close calls and aviation sector are far too frequent. We simply must do better. Equirements we are looking out for these longer trains and improvements. Rating in the drama in pennsylvania or three trains collided bhe roadways in 2020 when the latest data we h
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ukraine for what the kremlin expected would be a quick and easy takeover of the country. what they unleashed instead was the largest land conflict in europe since the second world war, and some of the widest spread killing of noncombatants since world war ii as well . [ bleep ]. shit, shit. shit. shit. all right. stay down. all right. no, no, no. [ bleep ]. come on! that video of a russian mortar attack on fleeing civilians in irpin came just two weeks into the invasion. since then we ve seen graphic evidence of other russian war crimes, including the summary shooting of civilians in bucha and elsewhere. upwards of 800 attacks on hospitals and other health care facilities, according to the world health organization, and the pummelling of cities like mariupol, where the russian shelling and air strikes reduced residential neighborhoods to moonscapes. according to the united nations, more than eight million ukrainians have been forced to flee the country. millions mor
good evening. tonight, what s next for ukraine? the ukrainian people in the war for their survival? it s turned into a confrontation between the world s two largest nuclear powers. a year ago tonight, early morning local time, russian forces began rolling into ukraine for what the kremlin expected would be a quick and easy takeover of the country. what they unleashed instead was the largest land conflict in europe since the second world war, and some of the widespread killing of non combatants since world war ii, as well. [speaking non-english] she it, she it, shift [speaking non-english] stay down! all right. [bleep ] come on, medic! medic! that video of a russian mortar attack on fleeing civilians in irpin came just two weeks into the invasion. since then, we have seen graphic evidence of other russian war crimes, including some recent shootings of civilians in bucha and elsewhere. upwards of 800 attacks on hospitals and other health care facilities, accord
[inaudible conversations] the subcommittee on railroad pipeline and Hazardous Materials will come to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chairman of the authorized to recess at any time during todays hearing. Without objection, so ordered. I ask unanimous consent the members not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit on the subcommittee for todays hearing and with out objection so ordered. Members want to enter document documents the record please email it to document ci at braille. Gov. Com. Before we discuss todays hearing id like to take a moment to remember our colleague congressman donald paine c jr. O passed away two weeks ago. It was a privilege to work with donald on thena subcommittee. It was clear to all who knew him the strong commitment Public Service was for his constituents. Im grateful for the opportunity to work alongside donald putting together a bipartisan Pipeline Safety legislation. He will be deeply missed here on the committee and i want to send my condolence