Providing transportation in rural areas and Railroad Safety. Well also learn about the department of transportations priorities for the coming year. Live coverage on cspan3. We have some wonderful, luxurious, very nice seatingrow. Id like to encourage everybody tole to closer. Were going to have a very nice discussion. Id like to encourage everybody closer. Make the setting a little bit more cozy and familial. We very much enjoy that. We like having a nice conversation about one of our favorite Public Policy issues. Yeah. Right along there. Thanks so much. Well, great. I want to welcome everyone to this panel. Again, thank you, all, very much for joining. My name is lawrence smith. Deputy assistant secretary for policy at the u. S. Department of transportation. It will be three years this month that ive been at the department. Incredibly honored to be part of a great team. Doing a lot of what we think is really, really awesome work. Going to be a lot of help to a lot of different parts
Approval of minutes and july 11, 2023 Port Commission meeting. So moveped. Second. We have a motion and second. All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . The motion passes unanimously. The minutes of the july 11, 2023 meeting have been approved. Item 3, pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Item 4, announcements. Please be adviceed the ringing of and use of cell phones and similar sound producing Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meetling. A member of the public has up to three minutes to make Public Comment on each item, unless the Port Commission adopts a shorter period. Public comment must be in respect to the current agenda item. The commission will take inperson and remote Public Comment on each item beginning in person. For remote Public Comment, dial 14156550001 and access code 26612350803 , then star 3 to raise your han
As first peoples. Item 2, a approval of minutes and july 11, 2023 Port Commission meeting. So moveped. Second. We have a motion and second. All in favor . Aye. Any opposed . The motion passes unanimously. The minutes of the july 11, 2023 meeting have been approved. Item 3, pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Item 4, announcements. Please be adviceed the ringing of and use of cell phones and similar sound producing Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meetling. A member of the public has up to three minutes to make Public Comment on each item, unless the Port Commission adopts a shorter period. Public comment must be in respect to the current agenda item. The commission will take inperson and remote Public Comment on each item beginning in person. For remote Public Comment, dial 14156550001 and access code 26612350803 , t
how far will u.s. and allies go to try to calm rising tensions in the region? plus, a heartbreaking find. the california family that was kidnapped, found dead. the youngest victim, only 8 months old. what detectives are saying about the person they believe is responsible. welcome to the lead. president biden taking his first steps possibly towards the decriminalization of marijuana on the federal level. he is pardoning all prior federal offenses of quote simple marijuana possession. this will clear convictions for several thousand americans. president biden is now also encouraging governors to follow his lead and pardon those convicted on similar state charges. the biden administration also says it will continue to review the federal classification of marijuana. right now, it is still a class 1 drug alongside heroin and lsd which means according to the government, cannabis has no accepted medical use at the federal level despite study after study. it is legal in 37 states
Well, good morning. I call this hearing to order. Today were holding a hearing to highlight the importance of passing a new Water Resource Development act during 115th congress. Werta authorizes funding for the Civil Works Program. In order to write good legislation we must consider the effectiveness, the status of their implementation as well as our countrys future Water Infrastructure needs. They have jurisdiction over much of the waters infrastructure including locks and dams and ports. Prior congresses have traditionally passed on a bipartisan basis going back to 1986. Unlike other contentious issues, historically republican and democratic members have been able to Work Together and pass legislation. To put it another way, this is legislation that moves. It does so because regardless of Party Affiliation we understand these kinds of investments are far too important to our economy and security to fall victim to partisan politics. They represent a Diverse Group of communities with d