States, tribes and, others to assess and clean up contaminated properties. Its an environment and Public Works Committee hearing is about two hours. [background noises] i call this hearing to order. Senator i call this hearing to order. Good morning, one and all. Senator capito, good to see you. Thank you for helping us pull this hearing together, this important hearing. Let me discuss the Environmental Protection agencys Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the programs of reauthorization. For nearly three decades now, brownfields has proven to be an important source of Helpful Community forced to contend with. The Program Provides federal assistance for communities to clean up contain him unaided we most recently reauthorized appropriations for this program with a strong bipartisan support about five years ago. I think it was 2018. Its time now to review the state of the Brownfields Program and to examine what works well, to identify potential ways to update the program so it c
I call this hearing to order. Good morning, one and all. Senator capito, good to see you. Thank you for helping us pull this hearing together, this important hearing. Let me discuss the Environmental Protection agencys Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the programs of reauthorization. For nearly three decades now, brownfields has proven to be an important source of Helpful Community forced to contend with. The Program Provides federal assistance for communities to clean up contain him unaided we most recently reauthorized appropriations for this program with a strong bipartisan support about five years ago. I think it was 2018. Its time now to review the state of the Brownfields Program and to examine what works well, to identify potential ways to update the program so it can best meet the evolving challenges that communities face. I like to say that everything i do, i know i can do better. That includes our oversight of this program and the way this program operates throughou
I am benjamin hopkins. I am a historian of modern afghanistan. This particular topic is near to my heart. We have an outstanding panel that does span the breath of experience and of experience. We will hear from afghans themselves today who have policy positions and have worked with afghan refugees in the u. S. As a historian, one misunderstanding i try to correct is that our interest is not in events processes when we talked about the fall of kabul, we are not talking to much about an event that is still laying out good yesterday marked the 21st anniversary of 9 11, which month later led to the American Invasion of afghanistan. Months shy of 20 years later, the u. S. Withdrew from the country in a chaotic form, leading to the return of the taliban. Despite the subsequent violence of the american Political Class and screaming disinterest of the american electorate seeming disinterest of the american electorate, that withdrawal marks neither the end of the war on terror or the suffering
By senator kaine and other members read we are in the midst of voting. I like to welcome her awareness as to the hearing this afternoon. Frederick stefany deputy secretary. That is a mouthful. Welcome mr. Secretary. Assistant secretary of the navy for Research Development and acquisition admiral William Galinis Systems Command rear admiral Troy Mcclelland Program Executive officer for Industrial Infrastructure and ms. Diana maurer in the government accounting office. Thank you for your service to the nation and for the truly professional service of the men and women under your command. I also want to recognize the Ranking Member senator cramer and senator kaine and senator sullivan and i appreciate my colleagues joining us to hold this joint readiness hearing on this very important subject. We stand at a crossroads today. The nation shipyards are in dire need of modernization to make sure to maintain the Current Fleet in the fate of the future. Encourage the navy has finally gotten ser
By senator kaine and other members read we are in the midst of voting. I like to welcome her awareness as to the hearing this afternoon. Frederick stefany deputy secretary. That is a mouthful. Welcome mr. Secretary. Assistant secretary of the navy for Research Development and acquisition admiral William Galinis Systems Command rear admiral Troy Mcclelland Program Executive officer for Industrial Infrastructure and ms. Diana maurer in the government accounting office. Thank you for your service to the nation and for the truly professional service of the men and women under your command. I also want to recognize the Ranking Member senator cramer and senator kaine and senator sullivan and i appreciate my colleagues joining us to hold this joint readiness hearing on this very important subject. We stand at a crossroads today. The nation shipyards are in dire need of modernization to make sure to maintain the Current Fleet in the fate of the future. Encourage the navy has finally gotten ser