The lack of federal leadership and interagency coordination has been this disappointing to all of us. We protect our frontline aviation workers and our passengers if this is not there . That is why chairman thompson and i recently sent a letter to the leadership of the Transportation Committee to the heads of dhs and dot calling for an Interagency Task force. I am very concerned about the different requirements for temperature checks, health , a lot of different requirements and confusion. Is not good for the traveling public. It creates risks for passengers and aviation workers. We have to follow and trust the expectation. Our decisions will ultimately affect millions of travelers. Social distancing measures were most visible when stayathome orders were issued across the country. They have been credited with helping slow this virus. Areal distancing measures visible at security checkpoints and boarding gates. We have seen aircraft for love unmasked passengers. They have been forced to
The lack of federal leadership and interagency coordination has been this disappointing to all of us. We protect our frontline aviation workers and our passengers if this is not there . That is why chairman thompson and i recently sent a letter to the leadership of the Transportation Committee to the heads of dhs and dot calling for an Interagency Task force. I am very concerned about the different requirements for temperature checks, health , a lot of different requirements and confusion. Is not good for the traveling public. It creates risks for passengers and aviation workers. We have to follow and trust the expectation. Our decisions will ultimately affect millions of travelers. Social distancing measures were most visible when stayathome orders were issued across the country. They have been credited with helping slow this virus. Areal distancing measures visible at security checkpoints and boarding gates. We have seen aircraft for love unmasked passengers. They have been forced to
America about the efforts to improve the safety of airports and planes and what the federal government can do. Security wille now come to order. Thank you, Ranking Member and the panel of witnesses for joining us today. We are here to discuss proposals for how to restore our nations been so system that has devastated by covid19. We have seen passenger volume in the last few months go as low as 5 of normal. Today it is close to 15 to 20 of normal, but that is not good enough to keep the Aviation Industry in business. It is not good enough to help this nation. Know, this pandemic is unprecedented. The lack of federal leadership and interaction, coordination is very concerning to all of us. We ask the question, how can we project our frontline aviation workers and our passengers if consultation and coordination is not there. That is why Sherman Thompson and i recently sent a letter with the leadership of the Transportation Committee to the heads of dhs and tot calling for preferred and do
Preparing capabilities for terrorism, operational coordination, Situational Awareness we would consider that an allowable expense. Are you aware of local Police Department that is purchasing an mrap with their own funds . Im not and nt i couldnt answer that question. The local Police Department buys it. I was around here but according to my briefing here, the First Program was authorized in the Defense Authorization bill. Primarily about the drug wars. Is that correct . Thats correct. What were local Police Departments missing that they needed to be funded or given from the Defense Department to combat the war on drugs. Let me be clear. We do this because were asked to do this. I understand. What what equipment were Police Departments were outgunned by drug gangs so they were looking for protection and fire power. This was expanded in 1997. My note says based on lobbying from Police Organizations. I cant answer why the authorization was expanded. At the time it was for counterterrorism
Interpretation would have serious effects on Small Businesses and other legitimate business conductsuch as routine maintenance and disposal of inventer to. Shy of of offer an opportunity for response . The government has come in for a fair amount of teasing for this case, and so don you know, thats one side of the story. [laughter] heres the other side of the story. That the fisherman is a commercial fisherman. Out in the gulf of mexico and he was visited by a state inspector, and the stay inpicket juror looked at his load of fish and said, gees you got a bunch of group here below the limit that you are allowed to catch, and so i am going to instruct you to take house undersized grouper aside in the box and tape up the box and then when you come back to shore you have to turn it in and well have a proceeding whether you are obi organize vie laying the law lamp the commercial fisherman did after the state inspector left was to instruct one of his employees to take that crate of fish and