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
For joining. My name is loren smith. Itll 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. Its going to be a lot of help to a lot of different parts of the country. Were really, really excited about. I had the honor of serving previously with secretary chow at the labor department. Its been a fascinating experience seeing different cabinet agencies and how the different organizations work. Im joined today by four really excellent panelists i think youre going to enjoy hearing from. I first want to introduce Alex Herrgott who is executive director of the public improvement counsel, fipsi. He has been in that role since september 2018. He had been serving previously as the associate director for infrastructure for counsel on Environmental Quality at the white house. Mr. Herrgott worked for senator james earnhoff in california. He served as primary staff for transportation
Decertify the deal. Continue to watch this hearing online at cspan. Org. Here on cspan taking you live to the u. S. House. They gavel in for legislative work, beginning work on debate rules for fridays bill dealing with whistleblower protections. Live coverage here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend molly fraser, fwig harbor United Methodist church, gig harbor, washington. The chaplain god of many names we give thanks for many opportunities to serve and remind us we are servants of our country, our people, and the land. Let us not forget the blessings you have given us so we might use our power and influence to oorder the country in ways that allow each and every person to find life and liberty and to pursue happiness. Become, perhaps we come, perhaps already weary from an onslaught of emails, texts, fen calls, and meetings where people make demands on how we vote and assumptions on every decision we put forward.
Senate appropriations subcommittee. This is 40 minutes. Hearing will come to order. I would like to thank the members for being here. Ranking member merkley and certainly want to welcome fda administrator gottlieb. Thank you for being here this morning, we appreciate it. Todays hearing will focus on the food and drug administrations fiscal year 2018 budget request. Thank you again for being here, dr. Gottlieb and obviously this is a Good Opportunity to talk about fdas priorities for the upcoming year. Congratulations on your confirmation. We certainly want to welcome you in your first appearance before the subcommittee and we look forward to working with you. The agency you head has authority over approximately 20 cents of every dollar spent in america. Americans expect that the food they eat and the drugs they take will be safe and effective. Fdas reach is vast. The agency has authority over more than 300,000 foreign establishments, and 185,000 domestic establishments ranging from Foo
Senate appropriations subcommittee. This is 40 minutes. Hearing will come to order. I would like to thank the members for being here. Ranking member merkley and certainly want to welcome fda administrator gottlieb. Thank you for being here this morning, we appreciate it. Todays hearing will focus on the food and drug administrations fiscal year 2018 budget request. Thank you again for being here, dr. Gottlieb and obviously this is a Good Opportunity to talk about fdas priorities for the upcoming year. Congratulations on your confirmation. We certainly want to welcome you in your first appearance before the subcommittee and we look forward to working with you. The agency you head has authority over approximately 20 cents of every dollar spent in america. Americans expect that the food they eat and the drugs they take will be safe and effective. Fdas reach is vast. The agency has authority over more than 300,000 foreign establishments, and 185,000 domestic establishments ranging from Foo