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I call this hearing to order. Todays hearing is about the need for this committee to draft and to pass a bipartisan Highway Infrastructure bill. Both Ranking Member carpers staff and my staff have been working on drafting this legislation along with all of the members of this committee. We appreciate all the input we received from our home states, from our fellow members and from transportation stakeholders. Its our shared goal to advance a bill out of the committee this summer. That means the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will be first out of the gate to pass a Highway Infrast...

Is this a good look . Thank you all for joining us on an evening of active democratic voting and significant raining. This event marks the oneyear anniversary of the 12th installment of the bob and Elizabeth Dole series on leadership. Some of you know that the purpose of this is to the series as to call on leaders from National Politics from arts and education and grapple with the question of the characteristics and circumstances that allow some people to leadership and what allow some of us to struggle to overcome the obstacles and the diverse interests that are part of any dynamic and true d...

Order. Without 0, all members will have five days to submit statements, materials and questions for the record, subject to length limitation and the rules. We immediate today to examine the fiasco surrounding the Trump Administrations decision to invoke Emergency Authority under the arms expert control act. And abuse of authority in my view and ram led to 8 billion in arms sales to gulf countries. Well hear testimony from assistant secretary of state for plate political clarke cooper. Thank you for appearing before us today. Welcome to members of the and can the press and thank you to your fri...

Now. At least 67 people have died in maui. And that toll is expected to unfortunately rise as more rubble is being searched. The wildfires damaging more than 3,000 home. Cnn is on the ground in maui with the very latest reporting from there. And a moment in American History. 50 years ago today hip hop was born in the bronx. Tonight we celebrate this Trailblazing Art Form that has changed america and the world. We have a whole lot of superstars on this stage tonight but i want yall to know one thing this is my house i wish we could start with run dmc, but we are starting here. The Attorney Gene...

Is the hearing will come to order. We wish you a full and speedy recovery. We understand that you are recovering and sitting for to long, and sitting is not good reed to your request to limit your appearance today to two hours. To get to possible, unanimous consent to reduce comment to four minutes. So ordered. If we cannot get to you today, please submits your questions for the record and the secretary has sured us that hell get answthat in a timely fashion. The secretary will be in about a month so youll have another opportunity to at that reason that weve asked you here today is not to disc...