The Senate Environment and public works Works Committee held a hearing on how infrastructure legislation can help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Senators and panelists discuss the best way to fund road and bridge projects. Good morning. I called his hearing to order. Before i discussed todays hearing i want to say a few words about what is happening in communities across the country today. This is a time of great pain and unrest for our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary. They listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Some of the peaceful protests were hijacked by filing criminal, distraction, looting and arson stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause and the Peaceful Pro
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Before i address the topic of todays hearing i want to say a few words about whats happening in communities across our country today. This is a time of great pain and unrestfor our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video of the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary our nation needs to listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Every american citizen deserves justice under the law. Some of the peacefulprotests have been hijacked by violent criminals. The destructing and looting and arson must stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause for which the Peaceful Protesters first took to the streets. Now in a moment of americans to come together to listen and to heal. The goal of this hearing today is to
To sit with the subcommittee at todays hearing. And i asked questions without objections so order. I want to welcome or witnesses in particular. But all of you todays hearing, as we are faster galloping towards the need to reauthorize the fast act and our citizen localities are looking to us to see what were going to do. This morning i met with a group here in the congress. The focus has been on revenue and why not . Especially since this has been the most difficult for weve had to do. But the issues having waited for congress to catch up on revenue. People are asking and in the using methods for to get rid of congestion and to bring us to the 21st century on transportation. And today here are going to look at some of those questions. The nuance is a federal towing policy. Of congestion prices. Of technology certainly russians to address congestion. And many other trade can meet today. So Congress Federal and fail to solve the revenue question, congestion has been as negativity attacke
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