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Sooner. In the letter i submitted the National Conference of mayors pointed out that the Clean Air Act required federallysupported transportation activities are consistent with state air quality Implementation Plans and the largest rail hub in the country. According to the center of Regulatory Solutions freight traffic is expected to increase by 80 by 2020. How does epa expect the financially troubled state to implement these standards when the agency has not and will not consider the full potential cost of implementation . If i could just point out, sir, that the Health Standard sets up a process where states develop plans over time and there is significant time to achieve this standard but the ....
[inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order the chair can authorize a recess said in a time ally will differ to the Ranking Member for an Opening Statement. Federal employees below the low whistle on waste fraud and abuse on the frontlines on the effort to insure our government functions efficiently and effectively. There is a strong bipartisan report and for holding todays hearing to form the bedrock of the very whistleblower protections from the subcommittee. Five years ago the bipartisan enhancement act of 2012 significantly cut the right of federal employees. This legislation mark substantial progress uh gaps remain we must continue for all federal employees. Ill look forward to hearing from our witnesses under current law such as the big south jim proposals to address those challenges and to mark up the bill i have sponsored to follow the rules sacke ....
[inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order the chair can authorize a recess said in a time ally will differ to the Ranking Member for an Opening Statement. Federal employees below the low whistle on waste fraud and abuse on the frontlines on the effort to insure our government functions efficiently and effectively. There is a strong bipartisan report and for holding todays hearing to form the bedrock of the very whistleblower protections from the subcommittee. Five years ago the bipartisan enhancement act of 2012 significantly cut the right of federal employees. This legislation mark substantial progress uh gaps remain we must continue for all federal employees. Ill look forward to hearing from our witnesses under current law such as the big south jim proposals to address those challenges and to mark up the bill i have sponsored to follow the rules sacke ....
Todays hearing to form the bedrock of the very whistleblower protections from the subcommittee. Five years ago the bipartisan enhancement act of 2012 significantly cut the right of federal employees. This legislation mark substantial progress uh gaps remain we must continue for all federal employees. Ill look forward to hearing from our witnesses under current law such as the big south jim proposals to address those challenges and to mark up the bill i have sponsored to follow the rules sacked. Ruling those today in order ob if violates a statute but that was never the intent of the law. But this bill clarifies the whistleblower protection act as a regional be intended is not a statute. But those changes are not enough. Congress must provide inspectors general with the resources they need to investigate enforce protections under the law. For example, we have heard of retaliation that psa that sounds like the wild west. And we cannot commend bet i was alarmed to hear reports that all th ....
Shinki in today. Im literally convinced of that. I will have spent 16 years in congress and i continue to be disappointed every day at the lack of foresight, the lack of judgment, the lack of longterm thinking and the lack of critical decisionmaking that occurs. Senior officials from comcast and Time Warner Cable were asked about the effect their proposed merger could have on cable and broadband consumers. The proposed 45 billiondollar deal needs to be approved by the federal Communications Commission and the Justice Departments antitrust division. Senator Patrick Leahy chairs the Senate Judiciary committee. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] [inaudible] all took the oath. And i welcome ev ....