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These are the people that distant bureaucrats here in washington should be forced to meet before they draft their rules. This guy just wants to put food on the table, to keep the lights on and to give his kids a better life. But the war on cool jobs is taking the war on coal jobs is taking away more than his livelihood and that of many others. It is taking away his dignity as well. Maybe thats why the administration doesnt want to meet kentuckians like him. Maybe that is why they dont want to look at my constituents, look them in the eye. Its a big problem, and thats why im so proud of the peo...

September. Mr. President , before we finish our business and senators return for the work period at home, i want everyone to know about whats going to happen when we come back. Following the august recess, were going to convene on september 8 and were going to be here for one week, two weeks, and two days. Thats it. September 23 is our target date to adjourn until after the election. I hope we can do that. This leaves us no more than as ive indicated two weeks and two days. Thats not a lot of time for the workload that we have to do. We need to pass appropriations measures to keep the governme...

Narcotic on the market. And weve seen an increase in use just by the statistics that were presented by some of the panelists today. But are you adapting the department of transportation regulations or advisories to where we see the most risk . Weve got faa, federal railroad administration. National highway safety. Tell me if there have been any changes in directives in the last 24 months. There have not been any changes to our random testing rates but many of our employees are interstate. So if a pilot flies in and out of denver doesnt mean he or she lives anywhere near denver. Many of our emp...

Have you changed any of those requirements . No, sir, we have not. Weve maintained under the regulations the the same old, same old. But see, thats my point. I think were you have to go to risk base when you are doing most of these approaches to try to ensure safety. And preemployment is one. Weve done that in the past. Were doing that. Now we have a new situation with much more of this available narcotic on the market. And weve seen an increase in use just by the statistics that were presented by some of the panelists today. But are you adapting the department of transportation regulations or...

Yeah, very interesting. You know, i think that on that point, part of this is about over all projections and predicting growth, and where it will happen, but part of it is going right down into the sort of the trenches with the School District about their particular sites that they own and which ones are best. Right. To think about reusing and rebuilding and which ones will be disposed of for house and other purposes. Thank you, so much. And next, we do have okeefe to present on behalf of the School District. Do you need assistance . We might. So if we could, ask the Clerks Office to come back...