The subcommittee meeting will come to order. I want to thank everybody for coming. Ive got a fairly short statement that i will read and then i will turn to senator coons. Were obviously convening under different circumstances than our previous meeting. Were following the guidance of the cdc and the office of attending physician, so were spaced further apart. Our staff is reduced, but were grateful for all of them. The general public is watching online rather than filling up the room. So our hearing today will look a little different. I think we can all agree that the capitol feels a little different, the halls of congress feel a little different. Small businesses if theyre allowed to open at all are operating under very different circumstances. American homes have become classrooms and offices for millions of american families. And at least for a while American Life as we know it has changed. Nonetheless access or inaccess to Broadband Internet services especially in rural areas has b
And ceo of the association of american railroads. Jim cb, commissioner of the southwest chief and Front Range Passenger Rail commission, and jennifer homendy, Member National Transportation Safety board. I continue to be a strong supporter of our real industry both freight and passenger. Rail service is safe and efficient. It also reduces congestion on our highways and spurs economic growth. In mississippi, for example, we have 26 Freight Railroads, 2,400 miles of track, five of the seven class ones, two longdistance amtrak routes, 10 stations, and more than 100,000 annual riders. Rail is vital to mississippi. I have been a tireless advocate for the restoration of the gulf coast Passenger Service, which was suspended in 2005 after hurricane katrina. With funding support from dot, amtrak, and the states, i am pleased to report that mississippi, louisiana, and alabama are likely once again to have this amtrak route and that will give mississippi a third amtrak route. Restoration of this
American companies are addicted to terms temporary work position have grown ten times faster since the great recession. We are not talking about the kelly girl in offices. Many terms work lowwage jobs in warehouses, packing boxes in factories. It gives rise to temp towns where staffing agencies provide workers to companies that want flexibility. The flexy cost. This is what youll see in the early hours. Workers lining up to get a days work. You may not start at six or seven or 7 30. Most workers will be at an agency from 4am to 4. 30. On the outskirts of chicago these workers get into vans ux. When the chicago area, some of the wellknown companies that use temp labour wall smart, smyrnoff, start sampling, they work at the mckormic reception center. The number of temporary jobs in the u. S. Grew more than 50 to 2. 7 millions. Sisero cluster their factories they are to dense with temp towns. Temp towns are Old Industrial cities where new waves of immigrants come to live. The temp industr
Syrias chemical weapons stockpiles. President obama will address the nation to discuss the ongoing crisis in syria. The president speaks at 9 00 pm eastern from the white house. And indications that a diplomatic settlement may be reached over syrias chemical weapons is having a big impact on oil prices. Crude falls to 107. 39 a darrell. Those are the headlines on al jazeera. Real money with ali velshi is next. Small businesses are feeling good about the economy right now. Ill talk to the owner of a small brewery who plans to expand. And am introduced a new phone today that is unlike that dinosaur. Im speaking of stepping back in time. Ill tell you where more people my age are moving to small towns in rural montana. Im ali velshi and this is real money. This is real money, you the most important part of the show. Im going to get my phone back in a minute, but join our live conversation for the next half hour by using this hashtag on twitter. News out tuesday from americas Small Business
American companies are addicted to terms temporary work position have grown ten times faster since the great recession. We are not talking about the kelly girl in offices. Many terms work lowwage jobs in warehouses, packing boxes in factories. It gives rise to temp towns where staffing agencies provide workers to companies that want flexibility. The flexy ibility comes at a cost. This is what youll see in the early hours. Workers lining up to get a days work. You may not start at six or seven or 7 30. Most workers will be at an agency from 4am to 4. 30. On the outskirts of chicago these workers get into vans travelling up to an hour away ux. When the chicago area, some of the wellknown companies that use temp labour wall smart, smyrnoff, start sampling, they work at the mckormic reception center. The number of temporary jobs in the u. S. Grew more than 50 to 2. 7 millions. Sisero cluster their factories they are to dense with temp agencies, that they are temp towns. Temp towns are Old