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 testifying remotely. Welcome to each and every one of you. The committee has conducted several oversight hearings on quid pro quo 19 including a comprehensive look at the aviation industry. We are considering the impact of the covid19 virus on surface transportation a
We will come to order. Todays hearing will focus on the reauthorization of the fast act, the nations current surface transportation bill that expires on september 30. We will hear the priorities of key Public Transportation stakeholders. A longterm reauthorization bill is critical to providing the certainty of stability that transit agencies, cities andos d to make responsible transportation lighting decisions. Public transportation plays a key role in our nations economy there are over 400 30,000 workers employed and Public Transportation in the United States. Transit provides approximately 33 million trips every day. Taking Many Americans to and from work, school and medical appointments. Not just in big urban cities, but also small areas. We have found ourselves with yet another reauthorization where the Highway Trust Fund is a most significant issue that needs to be addressed. In order to advance a comprehensive longterm reauthorization bill. While this committee does not have juri
[applause] united for infrastructure is a nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy organization. It has been our honor for many years to convene and collaborate with leaders in business and government on this important issue. I would like to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you to the city of las vegas and the great state of nevada for hosting us. [applause] i would like to recognize a few local leaders from the community. Mayor john lee. Congressman stephen horse martin. Ethan robertson. Las vegas city councilman brian. And mayor eric garcetti. [applause] id very much like to thank our host committee, the organizations who created the vision for this event. Provider resources to make it a reality. Invited the candidates, and have brought hundreds of their members to nevada to be here with us today. You can see their logos on the banner behind me. Those organizations are in no particular order. The International Union of operating engineers, the American Society of civil engineers, the val
[gavel pounds] i asked unanimous consent to declare recess at any time. Objection is ordered. I asked unanimous consent that members not on the subcommittee be permitted to ask questions. That objection is ordered. Please keep your microphones muted unless speaking and if we hear in inverted background noise, i request to meet your microphone. A reminder to insert a document into the record, have your staff emailer to docum entstni mail. House. Gov. Documentst i mail. House. Gov. Good morning and welcome to the witnesses. As the nation works to get to the other side of the covid19 pandemic, the surge in incidents has exacerbated the tenuous workforce situation in our aviation sector and eroded confidence in air travel. These incidents involve frontline workers, passengers, and the nations unruly passenger behavior is not new. From 20152020, the faa issued 780 six investigations into unruly passenger behavior. However, in the first nine months of 2021, the faa issued 789 investigations.
[gavel pounds] i asked unanimous consent to declare recess at any time. Objection is ordered. I asked unanimous consent that members not on the subcommittee be permitted to ask questions. That objection is ordered. Please keep your microphones muted unless speaking and if we hear in inverted background noise, i request to meet your microphone. A reminder to insert a document into the record, have your staff emailer to docum entstni mail. House. Gov. Documentst i mail. House. Gov. Good morning and welcome to the witnesses. As the nation works to get to the other side of the covid19 pandemic, the surge in incidents has exacerbated the tenuous workforce situation in our aviation sector and eroded confidence in air travel. These incidents involve frontline workers, passengers, and the nations unruly passenger behavior is not new. From 20152020, the faa issued 780 six investigations into unruly passenger behavior. However, in the first nine months of 2021, the faa issued 789 investigations.