This full Committee Nomination will come to order. This morning the committee will consider four nominations to key transportation positions. The nominees before us today are eric soskin, nominee for Inspector General for dp of transportation. Robert pmbing rimus, nominated to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board. Sara feinberg, nominated to be a director of the amtrak board of directors. And chris coose, nominated to be a director on the amtrak board of directors. The Inspector General of transportation oversees audits of the d. O. T. s programs with the end goal of ensuring our national frppings system is safe, efficient and effective for the american people. Eric soskin has been nominated for this Important Role. Hes a senior trial counsel in the federal Programs Branch at the u. S. Department of justice where he has served since 2006. During his tenure at the justice department, he hasing mored complex litigation an was chose fn a detailed assignment as policy counsel in
You wrote an article entitled trumps wait and see whats brilliant. If you think about trumps entire campaign, hes anding up for the little guy, for fairness for their finally not being security over by the political classes and rigged system. With wikileaks and the videos, this has only reinforced that. 41 of voters say they think things are stacked against him. If he had said within the context of that debate he would have just accepted it, it would have read as not that im accepting the rules. Im conceding because you can cheese because there wont be any check on your cheating and his voters would have felt dishonored and disrespected by that. By saying what he said, he got massive unearned media which is how this campaign thrives. What his voters hear is im standing up for you, well follow the rules, and those rules are contesting the election. Charles people who might not vote for donald trump, according to the political elite is this somehow going to nullify or delegitimize the ou
You wrote an article entitled trumps wait and see whats brilliant. If you think about trumps entire campaign, hes anding up for the little guy, for fairness for their finally not being security over by the political classes and rigged system. With wikileaks and the videos, this has only reinforced that. 41 of voters say they think things are stacked against him. If he had said within the context of that debate he would have just accepted it, it would have read as not that im accepting the rules. Im conceding because you can cheese because there wont be any check on your cheating and his voters would have felt dishonored and disrespected by that. By saying what he said, he got massive unearned media which is how this campaign thrives. What his voters hear is im standing up for you, well follow the rules, and those rules are contesting the election. Charles people who might not vote for donald trump, according to the political elite is this somehow going to nullify or delegitimize the ou
On the theme that chairman boos man started with about, Community Banks can make significant difference. Describe how the Community Development Financial Institutions fund is used to help rebuild distressed neighborhoods and Small Businesses and the bond guarranty program ramp up two billion how they might play a constructive role providing access to capital first. Second, senator boozman. About the burden, the Regulatory Burden on smaller banks. I heard from a number of folks from the Financial Community who believe once banks obtain more than 50 billion in assets they suddenly become subject to Regulatory Oversight of the megabanks. While im a strong supporter of steps taken in doddfrank to prevent future crises im wondering if that is quite accurate or is there a step series where you steadily ratchet up regulation into froing size . Would welcome your insight into that point as well. Thank you, senator. Cdfi i think is enormously Effective Program both because of what it does direc
Supporter of igs. When they raise an issue like that, we deal with it. And well visit with the ig about that. During a hearing last month senator grassey asked you about the tax pons and whether it would allow individuals to claim billons of dollars in tax benefits for unaut rised work. Your follow up lotter to him last week that individuals may claim up to three years of refunds on income even if they were working off the books or never paid tax Social Security truly startling. Why are you allowing individuals who cheated by not paying any taxes to now claim a refund that will be financed by hardworking americans who have been paying taxes all along. It has to be cleared that youre eligible for the earned income tax credit only if you had earnings. We have 700,000 undocumented imgrants paying taxes every year. Anyone who now, under the president s program, is provided a Social Security number, would be eligible for filing an amended return. But then they have to demonstrate that they