Chair connolly the subcommittee chair connolly the subcommittee will reconvene. Are you with us . They are telling me to give them a second. Chair connolly can you unmute and acknowledge that you are with us . I am here, mr. Chairman. Chair connolly if you would stay unmuted so i can swear you in. Ms. Counsel, are you with us . Yes, chairman. Chair connolly and mr. Spires . Yes, chairman. Chair connolly thank you. If all three of you would raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth or affirm the same, so help you god . Let the record show all three of our witnesses in the second panel have affirmed in the positive. Thank you. If you are ready, i will call on you for your fiveminute Opening Statement. And welcome back to our subcommittee. It is good to be back, mr. Chairman. Chair connolly im sorry, i didnt see you. Go ahead. I do not have an Opening Statement. I was told to do something in the Previous Panel, with unanimous consent
Transportation secretary elaine chao outlined the trump administrations infrastructure plan while appearing last week before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. This was her first time testifying before Congress Since being confirmed in january. The hearing is just under two hours. I called this hearing to order and today we are welcoming the secretary of transportation, the honorable elaine chao to testify before the Senate Committee on environment and public works on our nations infrastructure needs. Madam secretary, welcome to the committee. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has always taken the lead on infrastructure issues in the senate. When unveiled, other infrastructure proposals will increase funding and provide streamlining requirements for the construction of pipelines, housing and large, urban projects of various kinds that may be privately financed through publicprivate partnerships to name a few of the issues. However, our nations highways,
Transportation secretary elaine chao outlined the trump administrations infrastructure plan while appearing last week before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. This was her first time testifying before Congress Since being confirmed in january. The hearing is just under two hours. I called this hearing to order and today we are welcoming the secretary of transportation, the honorable elaine chao to testify before the Senate Committee on environment and public works on our nations infrastructure needs. Madam secretary, welcome to the committee. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has always taken the lead on infrastructure issues in the senate. When unveiled, other infrastructure proposals will increase funding and provide streamlining requirements for the construction of pipelines, housing and large, urban projects of various kinds that may be privately financed through publicprivate partnerships to name a few of the issues. However, our nations highways,
Several votes on the house floor. You can see the chairman Jason Chaffetz is returning to the chair, and so we will see if the hearing gets underway shortly. Already today, several Opening Statements by the chair and rank ing member, and several of the witnesses. Jason chaffetz again is chairing the hearing, the top democrat on the committee is representative elijah cummings. Committee on the oversight government reform whether come back to order. Appreciate it. We were delayed for a moment, and more than a moment because of the votes on the floor, but i believe that now we are going to be hearing testimony from Inspector General roth. You are recognized now for five minutes. Thank you, chairman chaffetz and Ranking Member cummings and thank you for asking me to come here to testify in issues relating to tsa. The tsa programs fosters change and makes government better, however, the effectiveness of the oversight depends on making issue details and balanced public reports and looking at
Several votes on the house floor. You can see the chairman Jason Chaffetz is returning to the chair, and so we will see if the hearing gets underway shortly. Already today, several Opening Statements by the chair and rank ing member, and several of the witnesses. Jason chaffetz again is chairing the hearing, the top democrat on the committee is representative elijah cummings. Committee on the oversight government reform whether come back to order. Appreciate it. We were delayed for a moment, and more than a moment because of the votes on the floor, but i believe that now we are going to be hearing testimony from Inspector General roth. You are recognized now for five minutes. Thank you, chairman chaffetz and Ranking Member cummings and thank you for asking me to come here to testify in issues relating to tsa. The tsa programs fosters change and makes government better, however, the effectiveness of the oversight depends on making issue details and balanced public reports and looking at