The meeting will come to order, elections to order, i will ask unanimous consent, members of noncommittee be able to sit with subcommittee at todays hearing and ask questions, without objection, so ordered. Good morning and i want to thank todays witnesses for joining the subcommittee ongoing discussion on the status of boeing of 737 max, second and series investigating tragic boeing 737 max accidents, the purpose of todays hearing is to hear from people who fly the airplanes and those who fly in the airplanes. Their loved ones deserve answer. Congress and the industry has worked together to restore confidence and air travel, the foundation of the Community Investigation into boeing 737 max is ensuring safety, as i said before, if the public does not feel safe about flying, then they wont fly, they dont fly, the airlines dont need to buy airplanes, they dont need to buy airplanes, airplanes dont need to be built and if theres no need to build airplanes, no job in aviation, the foundati
And all of todays program at cspan. Org. Well leave here. The u. S. House gaveling in shortly to continue debate on 47 billion next year for the treasury department, the judiciary and executive branch, as well as the district of columbia. About 6 more than this year than last. Live coverage of the house is herere on cspan. The speaker pro tempore t he house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Guide the members of this peoples house with the spirit of understanding which might lead them to their best judgment. We live in a world of human failure and broken promises. May they be tolerant of the faults of others because they are aarof their own shortcomings. Bless all with a quiet respect for the diversity of opinions to be found here. Through honest dialogue and contemplative listening may your servants search all the avenues open to them to meet todays challeng
Congratulations to our founding state Municipal League winners. Lets give it up for them one more time. [applause] ernow several other speakers this morning help us recognize the Important Role that intergovernmental relationships play in the history of cities, towns and villages over the years. And her speakers this afternoon are going to die even deeper into the power of those started. We are going to kick things off here with a very important topic, a topic in which how leaders like us can develop and support Strong Mental Health resources and services for our own communities. The great news [applause] the great news is that we have partners in congress. We truly do have partners in congress on both sides of the aisle who are a ready to help us do the work through the Bipartisan Senate Mental Health caucus. And today it is my true conversation with one of the caucus cochairs, senator tina smith from the state ofm minnesota. [applause] senator schmitt was once chief of staff to the m
Recovery after the fires. What is clear then as now is those survivors need help. A whole town was of people leftt homes overnight, and nine months later their lives are still in limbo. I know you know this, mr. Secretary, and i want to your attendance, your presence on mauit also your ability to listen to the needs of the survivors. I will make it very simple. The survivorsother communities g with disasters of their own. Baltimore is recovering from the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott key bridge, and as i maryland congressional delegation this rebuild. Are going to ge this past weekend, a fig derailt evacuations and highway closure. Till waiting to find out more about whatd the accident but are thankful nobody was hurt. It is an reminder of how important the investments we make in Transportation Safety are. In response to the derailment, this committee worked on a bipartisan to improve rail safety by researching in by ininmore needs to be done to hod the industry accountable and
Recovery after the fires. What is clear then as now is those survivors need help. A whole town was flattened, thousands of people left without homes overnight, and nine months later their lives are still in limbo. I know you know this, mr. Secretary, and i want to appreciate your attendance, your presence on maui, but also your ability to listen to the needs of the survivors. I will make it very simple. The survivors need transitional housing. Other communities are dealing with disasters of their own. Baltimore is recovering from the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott key bridge, and as i reiterated to the maryland congressional delegation this week, we are going to get baltimore whatever it needs to rebuild. This past weekend, a Freight Train derailment forest resident evacuations and highway closure. We are still waiting to find out more about what caused the accident but are thankful nobody was hurt. It is an reminder of how important the investments we make in Transportation Safe