Infrastructure bill. A vote on final passage is expected wednesday. May consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Our mr. Defazio our nation is conflonted with multiple crises, covid. We passed four bills in this house to deal with covid directly in terms of medical care, potential for vaccine treatments and mitigation of the incredible economic arm, the fourth bill is still lingering with an uncertain future in the senate. And then the murder of george floyd brought a long simmering crisis to a head for our nation. Last week, this house passed the justice in policing act to deal with systemic racism and policing. This bill deals with another crisis. Denied by the president and denied by most in his party. The existential threat of Climate Change to the world as we know it. To our nation. To our coastal areas. To our inland areas. To everything, our crops, our future, our childrens future, our grandkids future. Before us today is a long overdue transport
The Senate Environment and public works Works Committee held a hearing on how infrastructure legislation can help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Senators and panelists discuss the best way to fund road and bridge projects. Good morning. I called his hearing to order. Before i discussed todays hearing i want to say a few words about what is happening in communities across the country today. This is a time of great pain and unrest for our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary. They listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Some of the peaceful protests were hijacked by filing criminal, distraction, looting and arson stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause and the Peaceful Pro
Please knew your microphone. Mute your microphone. [indiscernible] we have previously provided guidance as to how this would [indiscernible] [indiscernible] cspan. Org [indiscernible] [indiscernible] thank you. I want to welcome mr. Menendez and his wife. I appreciate you taking on this post. Tonk you for taking the time talk to me last week and take the best thank you for taking the time this morning. This is the first hearing the committee has held since march the 10th. Since then, millions of americans have filed for unemployment. Nearly one point 5 million have contracted covid19 and nearly 90,000 have perished from the disease. Is work in the u. S. Senate that much more critical and we respond as we respond to this pandemic and return to the economy. Second the highestranking office and the department of energy and the department has been playing a role in helping the nation fight coronavirus. The department of energy is a scientific powerhouse. Its National Laboratories are some
Good afternoon, everyone. I would like to detail the historic private partner launched by the Trump Administration to combat the coronavirus. President ,ssman and candidate donald trump was adamant about bringing manufacturing jobs back to america. President obama and the democrats had given up on thefacturing with prediction that trump would need a massive wand in order to bring back american jobs. Not so. President trump revised manufacturing in this country and he tore up disastrous trade deals that hemorrhaged american jobs. Instead, he put in place better trade deals to bring back american jobs and american manufacturing. In the battle against the invisible enemy, President Trump took action to shore up our domestic supply chains in order to deliver the necessary ppe and other medical equipment to the states. Are currentlys promoting a 3 trillion liberal wish list among the litany of democrat priorities and material to the coronavirus crisis. One would require the president to app
Protection agency, Andrew Wheeler, was on capitol hill to testify on the epas role on the coronavirus response. This Senate Environment and public works hearing is almost 2. 5 hours. I would like to welcome the administrator of the epa, Andrew Wheeler interested committee today. Todays hearing is the opportunity to hear about their good work and a chance for Committee Members to ask questions. The Environmental Protection agency is test with detecting the air we breathe, the water reaching and the communities where our family live. During the covid19 pandemic the agency has worked hard to provide the public with updated information on which disincentive disinfectants can be safely used to kill the virus. In addition, the epa has made Grant Funding available to the states and the tribes to help low income and minority communities address coronavirus. A has provided thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment to aid Health Professionals during the pandemic. A issued guidance to