Infrastructure funding. And in land waterways have the impact of the panama canal expansion on us ports. It is an hour and 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] the meeting will come to order. And i happen to be one of those. And i recognize that this time, senator cardin. And introduce pleasure to have secretary ron here before the committee. Secretary ron, secretary of transportation in maryland. As i was telling as a chairman, this is the third state, secretary of transportation. Department of transportation and new mexico state highway and transportation, cant hold onto a job. Very proud of the work in maryland. And the organization in maryland with the secretary of transportation is responsible for coordinating modes of transportation. Mister ron has done an outstanding job in directing that department, very large budget. He also served as american state transportation officials, 20072008 and national leadership, proud to have him before the committee. Very good. Recognize senator
The meeting will come to order. Since we to have members here that want to be recognized and introduced to everyone, and i happen to be one of those, i think we might go ahead before Opening Statements and do that before we lose someone. If we already know a Lieutenant General todd semonite, youre a regular here pim recognize at this time senator carden to recognize pete ran, introduce pete mr. Chairman, thank you very much. A pleasure to have the secretary here before our committee. Thats secretary of the of transportation in maryland but as i was telling the chairman, this is the third state hes been secretary of transportation. Hes directed the Missouri Department of transportation and the new mexico state highway department. He just cant hold onto a job. Were proud of the work he does in maryland. We have a pretty challenging organization in maryland where the secretary of transportations responsible for all modes of transportation and coordinating all modes of transportation. Mr.
West you travel. Most noteably locally back through northwestern pennsylvania and back in the great lakes off the map here is where we see things go downhill when it comes to the wet weather but check this out. This is your temperature difference. A solid 26 degrees warmer then it was this same time yesterday in millville. That is a noticeable difference and how that registers on the thermometer is with temperatures in the 40s and a lot of mid 50s. Still showing up out there. That is, again, a net isable change, certainly because of the fact that we have more southerly component to the wind flow and it helps these temperatures climb through the day. We expect to easily hit lower 07s later this afternoon. We will call it partly sunny, in the as bright and sunny as yesterday was but it is going to stay dry through the entire day, and it the is tonight, that things do start to again get more active with the wet weather on the horizon, finally starts to pick up on the radar later on for us
Brightened up a little bit. Looks like a bit of dampness in the area. Still a few rain showers. 57 degrees at philadelphia international. The wind has shifted. Its now a northerly wind. We have seen the temperature come down from the 60s now in the upper 50s. The temperatures will hold in the upper 50s. Well likely see them climb back into the low 60s this afternoon. Just some light rainfall crossing the delaware moving into glouster. Even a little heavier in northern and central Camden County and into Cumberland County this morning. Cloudy skies in allentown. Most of the steady rain is already done. Temperatures still in the 60s in delaware and south jersey. Atlantic city is 63. In the middle 50s for allentown and pottstown. Still a few showers in the philadelphia area. By 4 00 this afternoon well be looking at cloudy skies and temperatures Holding Steady at 60 degrees. That will change by tomorrow. The 7 sevenday forecast is just ahead. Thank you, bill. When youre out running errands
Spending so we dont have to raising the didnt limit to pay our bills . That is the problem as i see it. That is just a basic so your question is . Why do we keep letting them spend our money . From . Does this come t was congress feels the one that allocated money. We have Serious Problems that that money could go for. The federal ll, budget under the johnson fee was unified. So you con tuesday social money which ss as started running a deficit five or six years ago with everything else. Is mandatory spending which congress doesnt appropriate. Vast majority of spending each year. That is why shutting down the obama care wont stop obama care because 85 is mandatory spending. Good news on that front. Over the last two years we have on60 less billion less discretionary programs than the two years before. Hat is the first time that happened since the korean war. 1996 with a e in rescission package that in us ely resulted balancing the budget because 120 came out to be about billion to 130