Complements the muni service and so the and thats under the a. D. A. Requirements and guidelines and so Paratransit Service goes generally threequarters of a mile around where muni goes, and the muni lines and the muni service and if a person that has a trip that is outside of that they can take their paratransit to wherever the end of the end of that border is, that service area, and then i would suggest they could continue on, but then theyd be responsible for paying for that portion of the trip. Yeah, i think that is an interesting point because it also eats up a lot of time and paratransit has a specific schedule theyre bound to by routes and those things dont always match up so thinking about consumers with disabilities and maybe physical disabilities as well and vision issues and fatigue and any other things that might come up, i think that theyre doing their best to kind of figure out the solution to get to where they need to go but i know that its not a perfect system, just whe
Complements the muni service and so the and thats under the a. D. A. Requirements and guidelines and so Paratransit Service goes generally threequarters of a mile around where muni goes, and the muni lines and the muni service and if a person that has a trip that is outside of that they can take their paratransit to wherever the end of the end of that border is, that service area, and then i would suggest they could continue on, but then theyd be responsible for paying for that portion of the trip. Yeah, i think that is an interesting point because it also eats up a lot of time and paratransit has a specific schedule theyre bound to by routes and those things dont always match up so thinking about consumers with disabilities and maybe physical disabilities as well and vision issues and fatigue and any other things that might come up, i think that theyre doing their best to kind of figure out the solution to get to where they need to go but i know that its not a perfect system, just whe
Healthy aging. The Senate Special committee is chaired by Susan Collins of maine. The morning. Thgood morning. The committee wio order. For the next 12 years, 10,000 americans will turn 65 each day. Last month i officially joined that club. By the median age, maine is the oldest stage in the nation. They save 65 or older accounted for 19. 4 of the population of the state in 2016. That is an increase from 2010. No matter where in the country you live, when americans think of turning 65, we think of medicare and Social Security as well as we should. Theres also an opportunity to plan for a brandnew chapter as more start living longer. More than one out of four who lived tlive to age 65 can expeco live into their 90s. Americans to 85 or older are the fastestgrowing segment of the population. For many the long jeopardy means an additional three decades following what was once considered the time to retire. We need to plan to aid successfully and achieve the new chapter of continued growth
This hearing will come to order. Today well receive testimony from the secretary of the United States department of treasury on domestic and International Policy issues. Thank you mr. Secretary for attending today. This is secretary mnuchins first hearing since being sworn in as treasury secretary in february and we look forward to our discussion. Many of this committees priorities fall within the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department, including Housing Finance reform and development of policies to encourage a healthier economy. We look forward to working with you and your staff on these priorities and improving the lives of americans. Hou housing reform means the most significant piece of business following the crisis. Its important to build bipartisan support for a path forward. Last week we received testimony from the federal Housing Finance director mel watt. He emphasized its congress that needs to act to determine the future of housing reform. The hearing reinforced why its uns
This hearing will come to order. Today well receive testimony from the secretary of the United States department of treasury on domestic and International Policy issues. Thank you mr. , secretary for attending today. This is secretary mnuchins first hearing since being sworn in as treasury secretary in february and we look forward to our discussion. Many of this committees priorities fall within the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department, including Housing Finance reform and development of policies to encourage a healthier economy. We look forward to working with you and your staff on these priorities and improving the lives of americans. Housing finance reform means the most significant piece of business following the crisis. Its important to build bipartisan support for a path forward. Last week we received testimony from the federal Housing Finance Agency Director mel watt. At that hearing he emphasized it is Congress Congress that needs to act to determine the future future of Hou