For a u. S. District court judge in ohio. It is also the first opportunity for members to speak on the floor sense election day. Watch live Senate Coverage on cspan2 and the house on cspan. Amtrak president and ceo William Flynn was on capitol hill to testify on how the coronavirus affects the Passenger Rail system and what amtrak is doing in response. The Senate Commerce of science and Transportation Committee also heard from representatives of the freight Rail Industry and about the challenges they are facing as a result of the pandemic. This hearing is just over two and half hours. Order. Thank you all for being here, good morning. Today the committee can means to discuss the status of the National Rail network in the country is 140,000 miles of freight rail in class one railroads over 600 freight railroads and thousands of Companies Using braille to ship products and raw materials, we also have an intercity passenger real service amtrak operating on 22000 miles of the same network
Order. Thank you all for being here, good morning. Today the committee can means to discuss the status of the National Rail network in the country is 140,000 miles of freight rail in class one railroads over 600 freight railroads and thousands of Companies Using braille to ship products and raw materials, we also have an intercity passenger real service amtrak operating on 22000 miles of the same network including over 500 stations. Todays first panel of witnesses will feature mr. William flynn ceo of amtrak and the executive director of the Development Corporation in Montana Development association who will testify remotely. Todays second panel will include mr. Frank Vice President Global Supply chain on behalf of of the council testifying remotely, mr. Randy, the president and ceo of the association, the chairman and National Council testifying remotely in the association of American Railroad and mr. Dennis pierce, president teamsters real conference testifying remotely. We appreciat
Parts as we have already said this is attempts number 3 the 1st on the 10th of october mediated by moscow collapsed fairly swiftly and the seconds just over a week ago last barely minutes so well have to wait and see what the future is for this ceasefire but of course a cease fire does not mean pace a cease fire is just. In the fighting. That gives the leaders of these countries a chance to perhaps sit down and hash out something more durable the is a very maximal position is that it wants to take back the entire city of nagornokarabakh and the surrounding areas that armenia controls that of course is not something that armenia will ever accept as long as it has the military ability to resist it armenia says well ok we would give back the areas around the corner karabakh but only if nagornokarabakh security ability to self determine is guaranteed and neither side seems willing to budge on those positions at the moment thousands of celebrated throughout the night in jail is the country
Probably theres been a little bit but certainly expect for many years youve been officially at war with the know its not only to do it but its peace so thats official thats you know we have at least 5 that want to come in. And fish is at the white house with more eyes for donald trump but he seems to embrace the idea of making small deals across the middle east rather than previous answers trying to build one all compassing middle east deal he believes that this changes the reality on the ground he already got a deal signed between the United Arab Emirates and bahrain to recognize israel remember the Abraham Accords were signed here at the white house just in september just over a month ago and he believes that there are 5 other countries who are ready to sign up to this deal him organising hard to and with more on the impact on sudan. Lifting sudan out of the u. S. List of state sponsors of terror means an improvement incidentally economy maybe not immediately like be acting minister
Here. Good morning to discuss the status of the National Rail network to have 140,000 miles of rail seven class one railroads and thousands of companies to ship products ands Raw Materials also and Intercity Passenger Rail Service operating on 22000 miles of that same network todays first panel president and ceo of amtrak and the executive director of the Development Corporation and the Economic Developers association testifying we will be. The Vice President corporation on behalf of the American Council mr. Randee gordon and the chairman to testify remotely and he didnt jeffries president and ceo association of american railroads and dennis pierce president of the teamsters rail conference. During this covid pandemic. In 1970 the real Passenger Service act was adopted to relieve our railroads on the common carrier to carry passengers. The statue created amtrak and provided real runs can be used by amtrak to offer intercity passenger real service, returns and compensation that are just