Is looking unfinished for a facility that was supposed to carry passengers this year. Getting the construction finished as part of the job. Have to give them your make sure the trains run. And that it is safe for everyone. Today they publicly acknowledge that the project is further behind schedule and a new manager has taken over. The deeper job is to get this done. That will start with what amounts to a physical exam. Im looking at the project from top to bottom. What is left and what are the complications of getting the remaining work and asked . That review will last six weeks. At that point, they will have a realistic idea of when the trains might start rolling. Also any future delays. The contentious relationship with the contractor. Part of the job of figuring out the schedule means sitting down and having a conversation with the contractor. We started to have real productive conversations. The street level work is still expected to be finished by this fall. And delays into next
Then last week on 4th of july, no less, congressman amash shocked political world again, he wrote an oped in Washington Post that reads in part. Today i am declaring my independences and leaving the Republican Party. No matter your circumstance, i am asking you to join me in rejecting the part son partisan loyalties and rhetoric that divide and dehumanize us. During a parade on same day, in his home state of michigan, he explained his reasoning. We see too many people trying to find but that means is shallow that leads to hyper partisanship that is driving wedges, truth is that most americans are not political, they are not super partisan, and despite what social media and plain old media might have you believe, there is more that unites us than divides us. Far more. But back to calls for impeachment, sunday, congressman amash reiterated his belief that donald trump needs to go. From a moral position, she is making a position, from a strategic possession, she making a mistake, if she b
Turned on him. Then last week on 4th of july, no less, congressman amash shocked political world again, he wrote an oped in Washington Post that reads in part. Today i am declaring my independences and leaving the Republican Party. No matter your circumstance, i am asking you to join me in rejecting the part son partisan loyalties and rhetoric that divide and dehumanize us. During a parade on same day, in his home state of michigan, he explained his reasoning. We see too many people trying to find but that means is shallow that leads to hyper partisanship that is driving wedges, truth is that most americans are not political, they are not super partisan, and despite what social media and plain old media might have you believe, there is more that unites us than divides us. Far more. But back to calls for impeachment, sunday, congressman amash reiterated his belief that donald trump needs to go. From a moral position, she is making a position, from a strategic possession, she making a mi
So good afternoon and welcome to the fourth public hearing on Selective Service by the National Commission on military national and Public Service. The purpose of this hearing is to address an important question. Should Selective Service registration be expanded to include all americans. In 2016 the commission was created amid a debate over whether the requirement for Selective Service registration should be extended to women after military combat roles were open to women in 2015. Congress charged us to answer two very important questions. First, does our country have a continuing need for a military service Selective Service system and if so, whether the Current System requires modifications. Second, how can we as a nation create an ethos of service and increase participation in military national and Public Service. The first question is the reason that we are here this afternoon. The four hearings that we are holding two yesterday and two today, provide an opportunity to discuss the
Week. So you guys are stuck with me for the afternoon. And so with that im now going to read this fantastic biography. Im going to share with you why we are so thrilled to have bob bostock here with the Us Capitol Historical Society this afternoon. Bob is a curator for exhibits at the nixon foundation. And in fact bob worked for former president nixon towards the tail end of his time towards the tail end of his life in the office of former president nixon during his more than three decades of public service. He spent considerable time working on environmental policy really making him a perfect fit for this sort of program. He worked for governor Christine Todd whitman both when she was governor of new jersey and when she became epa administrator during we First Administration of president george w bush. He also served as director of Strategic Communications for the new Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and has some fantastic stories about the work that really did wonders to