Reauthorized many of the administrations responsible for ensuring the safety of surface Transportation System including fm csa, and its a and h tsa, our witnesses can discuss the implementation. And identify issues the committee should consider as we prepare for transportation reauthorization. That place a greater focus on the nations Freight Network including establishing infragrant program. Others like tiger grants are critical to our nations transportation infrastructure. I hope the witnesses will provide the country with an update on efforts to improve our infrastructure and how grants are being utilized. The Hummus Committee considers reauthorizing fast act i plan to work closely with Ranking Member cantwell and others on both sides of the aisle too, to authorize the build discretionary grants, reauthorize amtrak, continue to enhance freight and Passenger Rail network, innovative Transportation Technologies across modes, coordinated research, develop and and deployments, advance H
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That representation Transportation Safety issues along with my Ranking Member senator cantwell let me welcome our Signature Panel of witnesses and thank them for this hearing. Well hear from the department of transportation including neil szabat ron brinks and straygur of the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and deputy minister of traffic and safety. Welcome to each of you. Fixing americas surface transportation act of 2019 better known as the fastback rasterized the administrations responsible for ensuring the safety of our surface transportation paid sns and fra. Identifying issues this committee should consider as we prepare for reauthorization. The fastback places a greater focus on our nations Multimodal Network that includes establishing the emperor Grant Program. This program and others such as formerly tiger grants are critical to improve our nations transportation infrastructure. I hope the winces will provide the committee with an update on efforts to improve our i
Social events. We had governors only breakfast. Governor herbert, i think i could speak for everyone in the tabernacle choir which is absolutely incredible. So thank about you, the first lady, the last couple days, hosting is that the capital, a wonderful office building. We kick off the one instruction to me about americas Space Program is i cant take this my 12yearold son so im not allowed to touch it but to get a start i will recognize my friend and nga vice chair cover hogan of maryland. Good morning, everybody. We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of apollo 11 and the moon landing represents one of humanitys greatest achievements. And what we cannot see, the years of painstaking work. They made this journey to the stars possible. It is a feat of American Ingenuity and spirit. At the heart of this effort were the men and women of americas Space Program. It is a great opportunity to say thank you. In maryland we have the Goddard Space Flight Center which is home to Hubble Space T
[applause] so thank, not you, but the first lady, because i know she did most of the work the last couple days, hosting is that the capital, a wonderful office building. Today, we kick off the one a celebration of the space station. The one instruction to me about americas Space Program is i cant take this my 12yearold son, so im not allowed to touch it, but to get us started i will , recognize my friend and nga vice chair Governor Hogan of maryland. Gov. Hogan good morning, everybody. As you know we are celebrating , the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. And the moon landing represents one of humanitys greatest achievements. It is often told through the eyes of three astronauts. But what we could not see, the years of painstaking work. They made this a story 24,000mile journey to the stars possible. It truly was a feat of American Ingenuity and spirit. At the heart of this effort were the men and women of americas Space Program. And this anniversary is a great opportunity to say thank yo