First of all, want to thank all of you for being here today. Thank my Ranking Member carden and his staff and the flexibility they have. Its kind of interesting, ben cardin and i were maybe three of the last remaining of the class of what was yeah. 1987. Were we have lamar smith and a couple more. Anyway, its funny. Were on opposite sides and a lieutenant of issues that were always together in friendship as well as in infrastructure. As this weeks infrastructure week, its a great opportunity for us to highlight the critical needs we have in this country. Tomorrow the full committee will have the chance to question secretary chow. The Epw Committee led the charge to pass the fast act, the highway reauthorization bill that i personally worked on. This was the largest one since 1998. Nobody believed that wed get it done. Others thought that wed only get an 18month bill that senator boxer and i insisted on five years and it shows that people of different floss kiss can get along and make w
The meeting comes to order. First of all, we want to thank all of you for being here today and thank my friend Ranking Member cardon and his staff for the flexibility with the scheduling todays hearing. Its kind of interesting because ben cardon and i were are maybe three of the last remaining of the class of what was that . Yeah, 1987 chlt after the issue was behind us. This is beginning to be different. Were always together in friendship and in infrastructure. As this weeks infrastructure week, its good to highlight the critical needs we have in the country. Tomorrow the full committee will have the chance to question secretary chao and the administrations priorities and its my hope this hearing will be a productive lead into her visit. They led the pass to pass the fast act, the six reauthorization bill that i personally worked on. This is the largest one since 1998. Nobody believed that we would get it done and others thought we would get an 18month bill. But senator box eastern i
Progressives being somewhere on the fringe has been dissipated and done away with. Certainly after this election cycle, i think the concept of being a progressive is now the mainstream and that is a good thing. I felt that, going into the selection and i feel it more so, now. It was not only about bernie and how well he did but a kind of organic organization all over the country and in coming to the Democratic Caucus and progressive caucus, some Outstanding Young new members of our caucus that are bringing leadership from that progressive point of view and the values are mainstream, the values about empowerment, civil rights, about how the government needs to invest in people. I think we are part and parcel of the whole and that is good. Host we had our previous guests talk about plans as far as the Affordable Care act is concerned. What is the plan, specifically toward that, from progressives . How can you make some impact . Guest from a perception point of view, the ultimate power re
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