Good morning. The committee will come to order. We were hoping to be able to move out two of our nominees that are currently pending before the committee. We obviously have to have the requisite number of members here. So, until such time as we have a quorum, we will move to our scheduled full Committee Hearing on infrastructure permitting. If we are able to get the quorum of 12, we will take up the business meeting at that point in time. I would anticipate that it would be relatively quick. So, with that, we have names on the table in front of us, but i would invite you each to come to the table as i provide an opening statement. Mr. Cason, miss fleeingal, mr. Turpin, mr. Brown, caruso and russell. Were here to discuss infrastructure permitting challenges, efforts to streamline federal approvals and opportunities to improve their responsiveness, the transparency and predictability of our system of permit review. I think we all recognize the need to make investments that will both upgr
Move out to of our nominees that are currently pending before the committee. We obviously have to have the requisite number of members here. So until such time as we have a quorum, we will move to our scheduled full Committee Hearing on infrastructure permitting, if were able to get the quorum of 12 we will take up the businessman at that point in time. I would anticipate that it would be relatively quick. So with that, we have names on the table in front of us, but i would invite you each to come to the table as a provide an opening statement. Mr. Casing, ms. Fleagle, astroturfing, mr. Brown, ms. Caruso and mr. Russell if just want to join us there. We are here today to discuss infrastructure permitting challenges ongoing efforts to streamline federal approvals and opportunities to improve the responsiveness, the transparency and the predictability of our system of permit review. I think we all recognize the need to make investments that will both upgrade and modernize our infrastruct
Was trying to recruit as well. For an example, st. Louis pd, Police Department, st. Louis county Police Department. A lot of these officers of color tend to go to larger agencies which pay more money and more opportunity for advancement. And then he also had himself and others competing for the same population as well, even in private industry. But one thing that i concluded and i made very clear to him, and i talked to a number of my chiefs of Police Administrator colleagues across this country, regardless of what the challenge may be to you, we can no longer accept the fact we cant find any. That is no longer acceptable. What it means, senator, is that departments that struggle with recruitment are people of color. They will have to work harder. They will have to put money in the budget, go outside their communities to recruit, and they may even have to develop within their communities, within their local Public Schools pipelines were children and young people can become police explo