[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
facing tough questions over the railway company s safety practices in the wake of the train derailment in east palestine, ohio, and now he has explaining to do before congress. shaw has apologized more than once for derailment, and he has said that the company is making changes, and they will do right by the people of east palestine. and let s get to the testimony from washington. and sunlen, what have you heard so far? some frustration from the residents of east palestine, but we did hear from the ceo of norfolk southern, and the company and the person who has specifically had so much criticism in the aftermath of this train derailment, and we have heard from mr. shaw. he said that he is deeply sorry of what happened, and he promised to see this through, to get it right for the residents there, and he said point-blank, it is clear that the safety mechanisms that we had in place were not enough. this is more of what he had to say. i am determined to make this right. norfo
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Policies overnight, but we can and we should pass the dream act as soon as possible. And thats why we need more members of congress on both sides of the aisle ready to roll up their sleeves and get this done. Because every single day that Republican Leaders refuse to bring the dream act to the floor to a vote, another 122 young people lose their daca status. They lose their ability to work legally. And they lose their protection from deportation. That means every day 122 of our neighbors, students, coworkers, friends could be forced from the only country they know despite the promise the federal government made to them when they signed up for daca. And despite their immeasurable contributions to our schools, our hospitals, our universities, our stores, our farms, our churches, and our offices and so much more. That means small and Large Businesses are forced to lay off daca resip yentsdzs recipients each day. Vital employees that businesses have invested money in to train and support,