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Thank you, chairwoman brown. I now recognize mr. Gardner, you may proceed. Mr. Gardner thank you, chairman lipinsk lipinski, the Ranking Member, and thank you for the opportunity to testify today Service Transportation boards key role in enabling amtrak to effectively serve the nation. Strongly support the s. T. B. Needs ieve the board updated authority for Passenger Rail so we can achieve the ontime evels and erformance your constituents deserve. Ongress took amtrak on for the job. Common carrier obligations for assengers and the associated operating losses for passenger service, the freights agreed to whereverrak to operate and whenever it wanted over their lives. Trains with trak dispatching preference over freight and to empower what is the s. T. B. To ensure amtraks access to the rail network. 50 years since the Freight Railroads agreed eagerly to this bargain and yet many of our host railroads fall short in ulfilling some of these key obligation obligations. Mr. Gardner, if youll
[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
158 billion. Following open remarks, lawmakers offer amendments focusing on high speed rail authority, face mask requirements for mass transportation, and Disaster Relief funding. Our third order of Business Today is consideration of the transportation housing and urban Development Appropriation bill for fiscal year 2021. I will now recognize mr. Price to present the bill. Thank you. Thank you, madam chairman. I guess we can assume everyones now ready for the main event. Im proud to present the fiscal 2021 transportation housing and urban Development Related agencies appropriations bills. Before i mention a few of the bills highlights i want to once again thank our Ranking Member and former chairman of this subcommittee for his unfailing good humor and cooperation and collaboration. Hes a pleasure to work with. I also want to thank full Committee Chairwoman nita lowey for her steady leadership, kay granger for her leader and the committee. Finally i want to recognize our accident staff
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