Those that were hit hardest early by the pandemic continue to hire back and the Unemployment Rate has declined to ten. 2 percent but we have a long way to go despite the solid job gains last month the past three months we are still down about 13 million jobs we still have not recovered about half the jobs lost. Ten. 2 percent unemployment is pretty tough. Just for context to go back to the financial crisis ten years ago the highest Unemployment Rate was 10 percent on the nose and that was for one month. We have a long way to go. Then to point out what makes me nervous is the rate of improvement have slowed the june job number four. 8 million jobs added. The rate of employment is flowing and that it will take a long time to get back what we lost in march and april. Host do think that rate of improvement to the numbers we are seeing do not show theme effect of the states have to shut down again . Yes. It was reflected in part because its we saw these gains and then the re intensification
House transportation and infrastructure subcommittee. I ask unanimous consent the chair be authorized to declare recess at any time during todays hearing. Without objection so ordered. I ask unanimous consent of members not on the committee be permitted to sit with the subcommittee and ask questions without objection. If members wish to insert documents into the record please also email documents ti mail. Gov. Several other senators and a press release from senator kramer into the record without objection so ordered. I now recognize myself for the purpose of an Opening Statement for five minutes. Good morning and thank you for being here today. The undersecretary and the administrators before us represents the full scope of the jurisdiction in the subcommittee on highway and transit. However despite the long record of bipartisan oversight efforts, weve not had any administrators before us since 2019. Todays witnesses can help provide clarity on issues related to the Infrastructure Inve
Testified on oversight and Infrastructure Investment. Topics include the recent recall of more than 2,000,000 t vehicles due to safety concerns with the autopilot system. Electric vehicle charging station infrastructure, highspeed rail, and Vehicle Safety standards. The hearing was held before house transportation and infrastructure subcommittee. [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee on highway internal condors are asking in the sense of the german golfers to declare recess at the time during todays hearing. Without objection, so ordered. Also ask consent members not on the subcommittee be permitted to sit with the subcommittee at the days inn and ask questions without objection. So ordered. If members wish to insert a document into the record is also email it. Ask unanimous consent to enter a letter from senator capito and several other senators and a press release on senator cramer into the record. Without objection and so ordered. I never like it has myself for the purposes of
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We are going to build it on time, on budget, not for three times what it is supposed to cost. Rebuildilitary, we will our badly depleted military and ensure Service Members have equipment and training, technology and resources, everything they need to get the job done. Now hopefully we will never have to use that great tower that we are going to build. We are going to build the Strongest Military that we have ever had. On immigration, we will build a great wall and put an end to illegal immigration and stop the drugs from pouring into our country. America spends more on education than any country by far, and yet, our results are terrible. Pupil than anyer nation in the world by far, and you look at sweden and denmark and norway and china and japan, and they are all at the top, and you look at us, spending much more per pupil and we are down at the bottom. We are going to change that. Spend 4. 2 billion for an airplane so i can fly around, all right . For air force one, i dont think so.