During the hearing, she discussed infrastructure projects, highway and rail safety, investment into the theons ports, and discretionary Grant Programs that address the needs of rural and urban areas. Rep. Price the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Im pleased to kick off our subcommittee hearing season for this and other subcommittees by examining the fiscal year 2021 budget request for the department of transportation. Secretary chao, welcome back and thank you for joining us. Glad to have you here. Infrastructure serves as the foundation for our economy and our quality of life. It facilitates the flow of goods and services, connects people to employment and educational opportunities, and plays a significant role in our nations overall welfare. Theres no question our country requires a massive infusion of investment to repair deficient bridges, restore transit systems to a state of good repair, improve our ports, and build new runways for our airports. We must also make f
Police have named the man who killed two people and injured several more in a terror attack in central london. Officers shot dead usman khan on London Bridge. Its been revealed that he was convicted of terrorism offences in 2012 and had been released from prison on licence in december of last year. Simon jones has more details. This was an attack that brought terror back to the streets of london. A man and a woman killed before the attacker was shot dead on friday afternoon on London Bridge. Now, during the night the police have named the man who was shot dead as usman khan. He was 28 years old from staffordshire in the midlands here in the uk. Now, he is a convicted terrorist. He was jailed back in 2012 for a plot to bomb the london stock exchange. He was initially given what was called an indeterminate sentence, meaning he could be kept in jail for as long as was deemed necessary, for as long as was deemed he was a threat to the public. But he appealed that and then he was given a ja
Police have named the man who killed two people and injured several more in a terror attack in central london. Officers shot dead usman khan on London Bridge. Its been revealed that he was convicted of terrorism offences in 2012 and had been released from prison on licence in december of last year. Simonjones has more details. This was an attack that brought terror back to the streets of london. A man and a woman killed before the attacker was shot dead on friday afternoon on London Bridge. Now, during the night the police have named the man who was shot dead as usman khan. He was 28 years old from staffordshire in the midlands here in the uk. Now, he is a convicted terrorist. He was jailed back in 2012 for a plot to bomb the london stock exchange. He was initially given what was called an indeterminate sentence, meaning he could be kept injailfor as long as was deemed necessary, for as long as was deemed he was a threat to the public. But he appealed that and then he was given a jail
Statement. Thank you, secretary shenker and assistant administrator harvey for testifying today. Nearly three years into the Trump Administration, the United States faces a multitude of challenges in the middle east. While the administration touts its maximum pressure policy, iran continues to destaiblize countries. Despite President Trumps bella koes rhetoric, tehran has bnl able to launch attacks. Undermining u. S. Deterrence and credibility. The Iranian Nuclear program is more advanced today. And the International Community is more guided in con froonting it. Iran continues to unjustly imprison americans and violate the human rights of its own people. Iran also continues to support bashar alla sawed and inside syria and in neighboring countries. This conflict in the humanitarian crisis will reshape the middle east for decades to come but our policy in syria remains ambiguous at best. President trump has now twice announced the rapid and complete withdrawal from troops from syria wit
Our second presentation this morning is by jake wynn. Jake is a director of interpretation of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office museum. Also the National Museum of civil war medicine. He worked on a number of civil war related jobs and in fredericksburg and spotsylvania. This talk is entitled discovering Clara Bartons missing Soldiers Office. Mr. Wynn. Thank you very much. Hello everybody. Good morning. I am so excited to be here this morning, talking about something i am very passionate about. The story of clara barton and her role during the american civil war. I am the director of interpretation at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office and museum and the National Museum of civil war medicine. I will explain how that connection works in just a bit. I wanted to introduce what i am going to be discussing today. Can we see a show of hands, how many of you have heard of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office museum before . How many have been there . Excellent. I am glad to s