Thing right in front of you, that 7, and it comes out a 9 on live tv because apparently live tv Burns Brain cells at a higher rate than possibly any other human activity. People always say, like, dont do math on live tv. Dont even try to add, like, 2 and 2 unless youve got Somebody Walking you through it. In that case i know its 1857, not because im good at memorizing dates but because i know how long it took to get from that to the civil war. And i wouldnt be a typo and it was written as the 7 but i said it as the 9. What gremlin is that . Getting old sucks. This is a total new form of failure i didnt know i was capable of. I would have been lucky if i got the Decade Right on the dred scott decision. So thats but i got remember, under no circumstances for the next hour should i say 1859. I just have to get that out of my head. I just cant okay. Yeah. Im going to go get a tattoo. Okay. Thank you, rachel. Thank you. Well, congressman Katie Porter is our first Guess Tonight as Infrastruc
Landmark national investments, investments that only the government has the capaCity To make. Only the government working together could make. Today happens to mark coincidental, but today is the 60th Anniversary of one of those significant investments that changed the nation. 65 years ago Today President Dwight eisenhower signed a bill that created the interstate highway system, 65 years ago today. That was the last Infrastructure Investment of the Size And Scope of the agreement im about to talk about today. It is time for us to write a new chapter in that story. After months of careful negotiation, of listening, compromising together in a good faith moving together with Ups And Downs and some blips, a bipartisan group of senators got together and theyve forged an agreement to move forward on the key priorities of my american Jobs Plan. One of them is sitting in front of me. As a result, this is a generational investment, a generational investment to modernize our infrastructure, cre
America has always been propelled into the future by landmark national investments, investments that only the government has the capaCity To make, only the government working together could make. Today happens to mark its coincidental, but today is the 60th Anniversary of one of those significant investments that changed the nation. 65 years ago Today President Dwight eisenhower signed a bill to create the interstate highway system, 65 years ago today. That was the last Infrastructure Investment of the Size And Scope of what im about to talk about today. Its time for us to write a new chapter in that story. After months of careful negotiations, of listening, compromising together and in good faith, moving together, with Ups And Downs and some blips, a bipartisan group of senators got together and they forged an agreement to move forward on the key priorities of my american jobs plan, The One sitting in front of me. As a result, this is a generational investment, a generational investme
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. First, i want to thank all of our witnesses for joining us today for this important discussion. The fact that most americans can safely assume that things they need will be in stock from groceries to household goods and more, is certainly a testament to the success of the Freight Industry. This is especially important during the pandemic. Deliveries have increased exponentially so that american families can get what they need from the safety of their homes. We owe a debt of gratitude to the workers have made this possible by putting themselves into Harms Way by working around the clock. The Freight Industry is also critical to our economy at large and to american competitiveness. Every day the Freight Industry moves billions of Dollars Worth of goods that power numerous industries and businesses. As a result the Freight Industry has outsized impact o
Purchase helps support our nonprofit operations. Order a copy of the congressional directory with Contact Information for members of congress in the biden administration cabinet. Browse our newest products at cspanshop. Org. Next a hearing on improving Americas Freight Industry and Supply Chains. This Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Subcommittee Hearing is 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. First, i want to thank all of our witnesses for joining us today for this important discussion. The fact that most americans can safely assume that things they need will be in stock from groceries to household goods and more, is certainly a testament to the success of the Freight Industry. This is especially important during the pandemic. Deliveries have increased exponentially so that american families can get what they need from the safety of their homes. We owe a debt of g