[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this full Committee Nomination hearing will come to order. This morning the committee will consider four nominations the key transportation positions within our jurisdiction. Nominees before us today are eric soskin, the nominee to be Inspector General for the department of transportation. Robert primus who is been nominated to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board. Sarah feinberg, nominated to be director of the amtrak board of directors, and chris coons was been nominated to be a direct of the amtrak board of directors. The Inspector General for the part of transportation overseas critical audits and investigations of dots programs with the end goal of ensuring that our National Transportation system is safe, efficient, and effective for the american people. Eric soskin the numbered for the some portable. Mr. Soskin is a senior trial counsel in the federal Programs Branch at the u. S. Department of justice where he h has s
Go out and shop and miss that activity, a lot of them dont have the means to do so. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. Fideli is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegiorg. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporatn for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the covid19 pandemic has reached yet another grim milestone, as the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassed the five million mark. That comes as the u. S. Labor department announced its own staggering st
Even among those who may want to go out and shop and miss that activity, a lot of them dont have the means to do so. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. Fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the covid19 pandemic has reached yet another grim milestone, as the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassed the five million mark. That comes as the u. S. Labor de
About how her organization is approaching testing, treatments and vaccines and which countries she says are doing the best right now handling the pandemic. Plus, the interim president of new yorks mta joins us to discuss a path forward for pass transit and whether people will ever feel comfortable riding in a crowded subway car again the biggest subway system in the country. Lets focus on the big stories were watching kayla has the latest on a new 3 trillion relief bill proposal. Mike diving into the Federal Reserves Corporate Bond Purchase Plan which kicked off today. Kayla, lets start with you and washington relief. We are waiting to hear from House Speaker nancy pelosi to discus what they are calling the heroes act this second wave of multitrillion dollar stimulus that now democrats say is needed to jumpstart the american economy. Pelosi has urged her conference to think big, even as many fiscally minded democrats have raised concerns b about the price tag. In this 3 trillion packag
This morning. We are in corona queens. Always a pleasure to get out of the State Capitol and talk to the people doing the work. I am a queens boy, so it is coming back home for me. Corona queens. It was called corona queens before the coronavirus. Theres no connection between corona queens and the coronavirus. Let me introduce my colleagues to the farleft. Pat foy, the chairman of the mta. To my left, sarah feinberg, who runs the new York City Transit bureau, to my right, gareth rhodes. Deputy superintendent of the parts in financial services, but has been with me for many years and is helping on this up in albany. Is saturday. I know that because it is on the slide. Otherwise, i may not have known that. I followed the days by was on the powerpoint. Everybody talks about this is uncharted waters, that we have never been here before, and thats true. Itn in uncharted waters, doesnt mean you just proceed blindly, you get whatever information you can. You want to stay informed. Even in the