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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Hearing Focuses On Infrastructure Federal Funding 20170517

The hearing will come to order. First of all we want to thank all of you for being here today. I want to thank my friend, Ranking Member card and his staff for the possibility with the scheduling of todays hearing. Its interesting because been card and i i maybe three of the last remaining of the class of 1987. We have smith in a couple of more. Its funny, were on opposite sides and a lot of issues but we are always together in friendship as well as in infrastructure. Et is this weeks infrastructure week its a great opportunity to highlight the critical needs in this country. Tomorrow the committee will have a chance to question secretary chad on the administrations priorities and i hope todaysin hearing will be a productive lead into her visits. Last congress the Pediatric Committee led the charge to pass the past act a six highway reauthorization bill that i personally ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Hearing Focuses On Infrastructure Federal Funding 20170517

The hearing will come to order. First of all we want to thank all of you for being here today. I want to thank my friend, Ranking Member card and his staff for the possibility with the scheduling of todays hearing. Its interesting because been card and i i maybe three of the last remaining of the class of 1987. We have smith in a couple of more. Its funny, were on opposite sides and a lot of issues but we are always together in friendship as well as in infrastructure. Et is this weeks infrastructure week its a great opportunity to highlight the critical needs in this country. Tomorrow the committee will have a chance to question secretary chad on the administrations priorities and i hope todaysin hearing will be a productive lead into her visits. Last congress the Pediatric Committee led the charge to pass the past act a six highway reauthorization bill that i personally ....

United States , Rhode Island , Oklahoma City , Des Moines , Oklahoma County , Los Angeles , Washington District , Eric Garcetti , Elaine Chao , Ranking Member , Pediatric Committee , Committee Led , Shows People , Energy Needs , Building Infrastructure , Million People , Public Health , Bottom Line , Public Investment , Must Keep , Ready Pay , Green Space , Transportation Program , Program Local , Good Community , United States Transportation ,

Transcripts For CSPAN Hearing Focuses On Infrastructure Federal Funding 20170516

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. Senator inhofe tomorrow we will question secretary chao on the administrations priorities and its my hope todays hearing will be a productive lead into her visit. Last congress, the e. P. W. Committee led the charge to pass the fast act, the sixth highway reauthorization bill that i personally worked on. This was the largest one since 1998. Nobody believed we could get it done. Others thought wed get an 18month bill but senator boxer and i as the chairman and Ranking Member insisted on five years and it shows people of opposite different philosophies can get along and make wonderful things happen. However, the current investment is not enough to fully address our needs. The fast act authorization is about 305 billion over five years. Yet, according to the
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