Can i alert my colleagues that are here to introduce individuals normally we would turn to you and let you do that. But this meeting is has some more controversy than most hearings have so this is the way were going to handle it. Im going to make an Opening Statement, a little longer than usual. Senator feinstein will make a statement thats longer than usual. Then because of the two states that are involved, and for different reasons, but coming to the same conclusion, normally we dont have members speak, but i felt i ought to give the courtesy to both senator kennedy and senator said he wanted to speak about the controversy and his nominee. Then im going to turn to senator franken and senator franken will have up to five minutes s that okay . Youre going to introduce people, but i would like to get the controversial statements out of the way first. That makes sense. Okay. Congratulations to all the nominees and to your families and everybodys welcome at the committee. Two weeks ago, i
Closer to bethesda. If you are traveling in the area, beach drive is a good option. We have 16th street that are good options for you. You wont be able to use grubb road. Expect a lot of extra congestion if you travel through Silver Spring or live in Silver Spring. That is a look at traffic. Back to you. Leon all right. Thank you. Speaking of congestion, one morning rush hour down. The first evening just beginning. In the last hour or so, metros general manager gave us an update on how the first weekday of the Safetrack Program is working out for everybody. We have Team Coverage of the Maintenance Plan and the impact on commuters on and off the rail. As well as the local businesses. Lets begin with transportation reporter Brianne Carter standing by outside the foggy bottom station where Paul Wiedefeld spoke a few minutes ago. Fill us in. Brianne well, we heard from the general manager who said yes a few tweaks need to be made but overall things went smoothly. There are still adjustment
The Columbia Gorge STEM Hub has announced recipients for the 2023-2024 Microgrants. Twenty educators and community partners across four counties and five school districts received funding to support STEM-related projects
THE GORGE — Gorge Technology Alliance (GTA) held its 11th annual awards program Dec. 12, recognizing both Tech Leader and STEM Educator of the Year and honoring all finalists for