It eroded. Transportation secretary elaine chao testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the president s 2021 budget request. During the hearing she addressed infrastructure project, highway and rail safety, investment into the nations ports and discretionary Grant Programs that impacted the needs of rural and urban areas. The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Im pleased to kick off the subcommittee hearing season for this and other subcommittees by examining the fiscal year 20 21 budget request for our department of transportation. Secretary chao, welcome back and thank you for joining us. Glad to have you here. Frur serves as the foundation and quality of life. It facilitates the flow of goods and services, connects Education Opportunities and plays a significant role in our nations overall welfare. Theres no question our country requires an massive investment into bridges and restore Transportation Systems to a state of good repair, improve our ports, bui
Schedule, but were going to not cut these guys short, so were going to move into fortifying our future, states becoming more resilient. All of our states, whether theyre located on the coast, in the noounz, in the midwest, or anywhere in between, have struggled to meet the challenges that come with the disasters that impact the nation and our states. And next well have an important discussion own how to meet those challenges and how we as governors can prepare our citizens for the resiliency challenges of the future. Well have governor mills of maine, Governor Newsom, and governor mills will lead the discussion with the governors. [ applause ] i thought they were going to put chairs up here. I guess well do it from the thing. Im not in charge of moving the seats. Thank you, Governor Hogan. Welcome to all of you to this discussion about fortifying our future. Let me start by talking about my own state. Im getting wroo ready. For the august meeting in portland maine. My state has 1. 3 Mi
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Today, Ameren Illinois announced a key senior leadership change and the retirement of one vice president. Luke Wollin has stepped into the role of Ameren.