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Several of whom will participate remotely. I will come artisticpa wish panl of witnesses. I thank them for a period. Today we will hear from mr. Steven berry, president and chief exec of Competitive Carriers Association paid ms. Shirley bloomfield, chief executive officer of the ruralhe broadband association. Mr. Dean kimmelman, Senior Advisor of Public Knowledge who will be appearing at testified remotely and mr. Jonathans vulture, president and chief executive officer of u. S. Telecom broadband association. The crisis has changed lead dramatically for every american. As the administration and the center for Disease Control and prevention encourages social a distancing to prevent further spread of the virus normalia activities like work, school ....
Transportation and infrastructure. Transportation industry representatives testify about their role about shipping personal protective equipment and other essential goods during the pandemic. Today we will hear from these speakers. Thank you all for being here. One of our participants is testifying remotely. Welcome to each and every one of you. We have conducted a series of hearings on covid19. We are hearing those discussions. We are continuing that by hearing about the Transportation Industry. Theave underscored importance of our Transportation Network and moving goods and people safely and efficiently as well as ensuring supply chain fluidity in response to the unexpected events. Manye grateful for the frontline workers who have shown resilience and resourcefulness to help deliver Critical Care suppli ....
A half hours. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] this hearing will come to water. Welcome, welcome. Today the committee convenes to broadband during the covid19 pandemic. I extend my appreciation for my colleagues attentions attendance and participation. I welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses. Mr. Y we will hear from stephen barry, president and chief executive officer of the competitive cares organization and the chief executive officer of the Rural Broadband association. Mr. Gene kimmelman, Senior Advisor on public knowledge, who will be appearing, testifying remotely. Jonathan spalter, of u. S. T and ceo broad,. Covid19 crisis has changed life dram ....
The use of broadband. One estimate shows average Broadband Usage is up by 47 since the pandemic began. Good news is that theres been some progress in connecting all americans. The fcc has recently released broadband deployment report shows us the number of households without Broadband Service continues to decline. Yet despite these advances, there is still significant work that needs to be done to get every american connected. The Current Public Health crisis has made these efforts all the more urgent. I appreciate the initiatives led by the fcc to sustain and accelerate the availability of broadband connections. This includes the keep americans connected pledge, where providers have committed not to terminate Broadband Services to any residential or < ....
Good afternoon. The committee will come to order. The today the committee convenes for a hearing on the state of transportation and Critical Infrastructure examining the impact of the covid19 pandemic. I welcome our panel of witnesses and thank them for participating. Today we will hear from mr. John bazella, president and ceo, alliance for automotive innovation. Mr. Randy gill yot, chairman of the board, American Trucking associations. Mr. Ian jeffries, president and ceo association of american railroads. Mr. Alex oler, interim president and ceo interstate Natural Gas Association of america. And mr. Larry willis, president Transportation Trades Department aflcio. Thank you all for being here. I understand, mr. Gilliot is testi ....