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Good morning. I want to welcome the secretary back today. This is her first times since being confirmed. I want to thank you for appearing before us today to discuss the reauthorization. We are working hard on a bipartisan basis to produce a bill hopefully during this work. How and we appreciate the administrations engagement. Already this year the committee has held hearings on a range of topics underpinning the effort including safety, drone policy, aircraft certification, consumer concerns an...

Good morning. I want to welcome the secretary back today. This is her first times since being confirmed. I want to thank you for appearing before us today to discuss the reauthorization. We are working hard on a bipartisan basis to produce a bill hopefully during this work. How and we appreciate the administrations engagement. Already this year the committee has held hearings on a range of topics underpinning the effort including safety, drone policy, aircraft certification, consumer concerns an...

Cspan2s book tv. Transportation secretary elaine chao testified before a Senate Committee on the future of the federal Aviation Administration and the president s proposal to privatize the air Traffic Control system. This is just over two hours. Morning. I want to welcome secretary chao back today. This is her first time beforee the committee since being confirmed. Secretary, i want to thank you for appearing before us today to discuss reauthorization of thehe faa. We arend working hard on a bip...

Cspan2s book tv. Transportation secretary elaine chao testified before a Senate Committee on the future of the federal Aviation Administration and the president s proposal to privatize the air Traffic Control system. This is just over two hours. Morning. I want to welcome secretary chao back today. This is her first time beforee the committee since being confirmed. Secretary, i want to thank you for appearing before us today to discuss reauthorization of thehe faa. We arend working hard on a bip...

On wednesday, following the chaodents speech, elaine testified before the senate commerce, science and Transportation Committee on the future of the federal Aviation Administration and the president s proposal to privatize the air Traffic Control system. This is just over two hours. Good morning. I want good morning. I want welcome elaine chao back today. We are working hard on a bipartisan basis to produce a bill ropefully during the work period and we appreciate the administrations end in gage...

Test. Test. Captioning performed by vitac delays of over certain period of time. So we have tried to help the traveling public and to know what their rights are and thats right on our website. Im not so sure what the protocol is but im going to make this point. 21 did streamline procurement, but the procurement of faa equipment is still a problem. We are still dealing with vacuum tubes and paper strips. Theres such a long gap of what we need to do. So without being disrespectful i wanted to resp...

Theres another extremely important point that the senator from virginia made, and that is that this rule which has been criticized by some is in direct response to a g. A. O. Report, a direct response to g. A. O. Criticizing h. U. D. For not doing a good job in carrying out this part of the 1968 fair housing act. That is so important. How many of us in this chamber have repeatedly looked to g. A. O. For advice on how we can improve how federal programs work . Well, look to g. A. O. , look to its...

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Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar mr. President , i rise today in support of judge garlands the presiding officer the senate is in a quorum call. Ms. Klobuchar mr. President , i ask to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Klobuchar mr. President , i rise today to talk about the opening on the Supreme Court, and today im going to focus my remarks on how important fillin the current vacancy on the...

And restore it and keep it seamless. Okay. Well thank you. I only have half a minute remaining. Miss gilligan i think i will just submit a question on the record for you about the Contract Tower Program and stress that the senate and house continue to strongly support the faa Contract Tower Program on a bipartisan basis and request you to comment on the record about any recommendations faa may have for reauthorization bill to ensure that this program is enhanced and protected. Thank you. Thank y...