feinberg. however, the congress has an obligation to ensure that this fund is operating properly and fairly so that the people in the gulf remain whole for the harm caused to them and that the economy of the gulf is to get back up and running again. it is not absolutely clear if the fund is actually under the jurisdiction of this or any other congressional committee, and i is chairman appreciate your willingness of mr. feinberg to, and to sit before this committee today. today there is a large hole in proper oversight and accountability to ensure legitimate claims are getting the attention they deserve, and that the process of the ministry of payments is conducted in a timely manner. there is an appropriate effort in congress to direct an open transparent funds and i certainly hope and expect the fund will comply. and it can be expected the committee will continue to to properly conduct oversight into the process, payments and operations of the fund in order to ensure that there is a transparen

feinberg and mr. koos. i just want to say first of all, i am a long-distance guy, too, and we've been fighting like hell with everybody dealing with amtrak. it seems like they want to cut the long-distance routes. i have the same perspective as senator moran does on this. and i'll tell you i think would be a huge mistake. but we have been playing defense. if you get confirmed to the amtrak board of directors, what are you going to do on offense to make thiss long-distance routes more appealing and more writer friendly. >> i'm happy to start, senator. thank you for the question and i hope you can see me because suddenly i can't see any of you sunk is going to assume you can see me and go with it. thank you for the question. look, i think one thing that amtrak needs to do is take over how we can approve improve ridn those routes. whether it's through the dining experience or the experience in the private rooms or the reliability experience, service experience, i think there are things we can do that will brin

feinberg and mr. boardman can you speak to the future of amtrak and passenger if congress continues to use patchwork approach to funding britain's? >> i would like to say and i've said many times, especially to the chairmen i think that my concern has been the reliability of the railroad. the reliability of what we do for our hard work on our system. the reliability of our use of tunnels, whether it is in new york or whether it's through the baltimore tunnel, but our reliability on the portal bridge that's ready to be rebuilt that doesn't always shut properly. so the funding for infrastructure on the northeast corridor is absolutely behind the curve. in the last three authorization up our funding into pre-attack there was a commission that was established of all the states the federal government and amtrak along the northeast corridor -- pria act -- for the necessity for us to rebuild an equity investment in this corridor. we also have a requirement because of the growth of traffic on this quarter we'

feinberg?>> previously the fra has not taken action -- >> did not take action in 2000 it was also recommendation. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> it's been very difficult. since then many of the freight rails have installed those devices. are you aware of that? >> yes sir. >> that it has been difficult. they've had to go through lawsuits. i want this entered into the record. kansas city southern is attempting to put in cameras in the cab. they were sued by mr. comstock and his group. not only were both union to post, i'll be asking the court to join them going ahead with the plan. and we put that in the record please? that is the cameras and a little bit of history and nothing being done. let's talk about financing and positive train control. you just recommended you will have fra financing available. >> the program has financing available. >> since 2012 how many phones have there been? >> i believe there have been three. >> two up until this year. a total of three. the joke is we've ha

feinberg. when they hired you to administer this program, did general motors lay out any limitations and if so what were they the? >> the only limitation they layed out was the limitation that only certain eligible vehicles are subject to this program. as the chair knows in bp there were limitations, in 9/11 as senator blunt, then congressman blunt drafted that legislation there were limitations. the only limitation they insisted on was only the vehicles lifted on page three of the protocol are eligible for consideration. >> did you suggest classes or coverage that should be included that general motors rejected? >> no. i am not an automotive engineer. i asked jenerageneral motors wh the definition of a vehicle that could give rise to a valid claim which is reflected in the protocol. >> so, if the airbags didn't deploy but should have, and any evidence the seat belt worked as design, under the protocol the victim isn't eligible? >> the victim isn't eligible if the power was on and the airbag di

feinberg, despite some of the credit -- criticisms, ms. feinberg will receive if she's concerned. i would like to let him make any remarks before we turn to -- >> what i am going to do is insert into the record my opening statement. let me say at a critical time a time in which there are questions of safety, the millions of people that use commuter rail at a time of essential to the economy of this country that we have healthy railroads that they can be competitive, they can operate safely, reliably and safety be central to the fra's commission. indeed, we've seen train accidents decline and fatalities decline, but then we have huge incidents of fatalities that bring it back to the floor, and so ms. feinberg for you to be willing to step in to the breech and try to offer the leadership that is so des -- desperately needed of the federal administration which oversees the safety and development of the nation's freight and intercity passenger rail networks, so it's a critical aappointment. it's a critical time. it's a time that the fra cannot let anything be slack and drop. so aisle

miss feinberg ms. feinberg said they are looking at having a two-person crew situation as an internal solution along with some additional backstops as well. until ptc is implemented for deadline after deadline. would you would you be supportive? >> well, i think it is not necessary. commuter side of the house. we have crewmembers in the train itself. >> operate with 1% in 1 percent in the cabin 2 percent of the money. we don't support that initiative clicks you currently have two people. clicks is already being done. what industry-leading support of having two-person crews as an interim solution? is just not necessary with respect to give him where we are in the stuff you would have to go through to remove one member clicks okay. thank you. the only thing i would ask the record is in addition to the other things ms. feinberg may or may not, she now has apparently sent him to the hospital which obligates me to have to go visit him. abcaseven with that my questions are done and i see no more from members

feinberg. again let me thank you for your response. the last committee meeting we did something somewhat out of the ordinary and asked you for a quick response with some of the questions this committee had on the amtrak crash but i think that those issues are important to resolve and understand quickly come in this committee thank you for your rapid response. we're getting the answers to those questions back out to committee members this morning. i did want to continue on exchange you and i had several times now. i pressed fra on positive train control is such a big priority, why are you not using california high-speed rail of dollars to upgrade not only the corridors of those connecting routes in california? california obviously we're ptc was started it is a big concern for those that ride the rail in california. it's a big concern for those who live by real in california. this is a national issue but in our home state were looking to provide leadership to resolve the safety concerns that people have quickly. and california high-speed

feinberg craig c. that's correct. >> one of the things we know there's your loan gm has issued an astonishing 44 recalls covering 17.7 million vehicles in the u.s. and more than 20 million worldwide. how many of those recalls to your knowledge relate to problems that were known to someone at gm before the bankruptcy sale order of july 2009? see at the senior level no action would have been taken. >> so adjure testimony that none of those are covert? >> i am not sure. >> you were saying here today that no one, that none of the recalls that have been initiated this you relate to problems known to someone at gm before the bankruptcy sale order in july 2009? see what i said the senior leadership had no knowledge of those issues. >> that's my question. you did a very exhaustive investigation into the cultural problems at gm. my question as part of that investigation did you identify anyone working at gm who acknowledged relating to those product recalls that covered products affected by that bankruptcy disc

feinberg. i have a question for you. just make sure i'm clear it's my understanding that the fra and this come from testimony, they will use all powers including enforcement fines and adoption. we know how they would assess adoption. we know how they would assess the fines. would they be assessed a daily? is there a policy that's been defined regarding that? the the goal of our enforcement actions and any safety regulators is to bring about compliance. >> i understand the goal. do we have a policy? >> as we discussed earlier we are finalizing that now. most of the policy is public and has been public since 2010. there are various signs and penalty and most of it has been public since 2010. we are in response to the congress request finalizing our strategy now. we want to be completely transparent about what the railroads and congress can expect. >> and might be daily and might be otherwise? >> that's correct. >> so a few days after you were here after the terrible mishap in philadelphia, i asked you, joe the $1.3 billion

feinberg on friday. we think he's an expert in the area, and we want to do what's right, so we thought he was a person with the most expertise to go forward. i would also -- to the previous question, if a perp is not comfortable driving these models, we have loaners free of charge. >> with feinberg on board, does that suggest that gm is going to compensate owners who feel the need that they have to park their car? other than the loaner that you're speaking about? >> again, working with mr. feinberg, there's many aspects that we need to work through with him, and so that will -- that is why he, on his timeline, is saying it's about 60 days. >> the center of auto safety has suggested that they think this defect may have caused over 300 deaths. that's a big difference from the 13 you've acknowledged. why do you think those numbers are so far apart? >> my understanding is there's data sources from the fars data base where it captures a proportion of incidents that occurred in the vehicles in a broader popula

sara feinberg. ms. feinberg are you with us and can you hear us all right? >> i am, i can hear you and i can see you and hopefully you can hear me and see me. senator wicker: ok good. you are recognized for five minutes and thank you so much for being with us today. >> thank you so much. chairman wicker, ranking member cantwell and the other distinguished members of commerce committee, i want to thank you for holding this morning's hearing during what is an unprecedented time for this country and this body. i know your time is incredibly valuable and you have many i know your time is valuable and you have many demands on your attention. thank you for your service and your interest today. i appear before you as a nominee to the amtrak board of directors, a board i served on previously in 2015-16 while serving as federal railroad administrator at the department of transportation. as federal railroad administrator i served as the country's safety regulator for passenger and freight rail. i had the opportunity to help shape the company's approach to safety, its

>> we are starting our work with kenneth feinberg on friday. we think he is an expert in hysteria and we want to do right. he was the person with the most expertise to go forward. i would also to the previous question if a person is not comfortable driving their cobalt or one of these models we are providing loaners free of charge. >> with kenneth feinberg on board does that suggest gm is going to compensate and owners who feel the need that they have to park their cars and other than the loaner you are speaking about? >> again, working with kenneth feinberg there are many aspects we need to work through with him so that is why he on his time line is saying it is about 60 days. >> the center of auto safety has suggested that they think this defect may have caused over 300 deaths. that is of big difference from the 13 that you have acknowledged. why do you think those numbers are so far apart? >> my understanding is there are data sources from the far database that captures the proportion of incidents that occurred in those vehicles and a broade

feinberg. regardless of whatever plan the fra chooses those mandates the use moving farther i hope the agency keeps careful tabs as i do on efforts in reports and submit your we already know they have released ambitious and aggressive timelines for finishing the ptc installations and some of the issues we've had with them which we have discussed. and i think we need to make sure we follow up and keep rails the safest possible. thank you. i yield back. >> assortment. if i could make one point in response to the back and forth. we've asked for a sum total of $2 billion to go toward tbc and fermentation and technologies. 825 million integral america but altogether 2 billion. we are in favor of the additional federal funding going to ptc of limitation. >> thanks, mr. lipinski. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning ms. feinberg. got a question here for you, start out to make chocolate packets may be sent to fra, and this comes from testimony, fra will use all its enforcement powers including warn

feinberg.in about two hours, the federal communications commission discussion on providing funding to extend broadband service to rural areas. after that, hearing on alleged iranian covert operations. >> i don't want every story to be 1800 words. >> last month jill abramson became the first woman to hold the post of executive editor at "the new york times." she believes the times is more irreplaceable than ever but also envisions a few changes. >> there is a certain lack of discipline sometimes. at point is repeated too many times in the story or making the same point where when we do and i would like to see a for idea of story lines. >> she will discuss her career, her new book and the future the time sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> ahead of the gulf coast oil spill compensation fund says new guidelines will be issued soon to allow additional aid for louisiana's shrimpers. kenneth feinberg testified before the house natural resources committee for two hours about the funds that was created by

feinberg? >> that is correct. >> now, one of the things we know is that by this year alone gm has issued an astonishes 44 recalls. cover 17.4 vehicles in the u.s. and 24 million worldwide. how many of those recalls, to your knowledge, relate to problems that were known to someone in gm before the bankruptcy sale order of july 2009? >> at the senior level of the company where the action would have been taken. >> so it's your testimony that none of those are covered? >> i'm not sure what you -- >> you're saying here today, that no one -- that none of the recalls that have been initiated this year, relate to problems known to someone at gm before the bankruptcy sale order in july 2009? >> what i said was, the senior leadership had no knowledge of those issues. >> and that's not my question. you did a very exhaustive investigation into the cultural problems at gm. >> yes, we did. >> my question is, as part of that investigation, did you identify anyone working at gm who had knowledge relating to th

feinberg would respond to. i would like to get people who live in alabama chance to have met with me before and who were promised certain things and they didn't get those promises fulfilled, would you have any objection to letting us get those questions submitted to you? >> no, i would welcome it. >> thank you. a couple of questions. vice president biden said the $20 billion is a floor, not a ceiling. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> let's just rounded up, $6 billion. how much do you think before august the 2013, based on the trends you have seen thus far, how much you think you will exhaust? >> i would be reluctant congressman to take an estimate of that, but i remind you as you know, that $20 billion is used for purposes other than the gulf coast claims facility. local cleanup costs come out of the 20 billion, government claims that are being paid in alabama by bp comes out of the 20 billion. so i can't venture a guess as to how much the total amount will be that will be spent. i would like to think th

feinberg, before we review the hearing itself, give us a little background on julius genachowski. >> guest: well, the guy's been everywhere. he's been at the fcc, he's been in the private sector on both the entertainment side, he's been with venture capitalists actually right here in washington with launch box digital which is a d.c.-based start-up incubator, and he's sort of been a tech con cigly yea to the obama campaign all the way through, and now he's probably going to be our next fcc chairman barring anything horrible or strange. >> host: fawn johnson, given his background what do we know about him now, and where do you think he'll take the fcc? >> guest: well, we know he's passionate about the internet, and this comes from the obama presidential campaign. he was one of the early supporters of obama. he was actually one of the first to bring the telecom community around him in supporting him. he brought people in who have never given money to a presidential candidate before, so we know that just from his experience on the obama campaign that he is going to be very, very clearly

feinberg. some of these families have said they want to go to seek punitive damages against the m. -- gm because they feel that will bring gm further to justice for covering lingering this problem for so long. why should they take your offer rather than suing? >> they shouldn't. if an individual family member wants to seek to bring general notice to justice in their mind by seeking punitive damages they should not come into this program. they should sue. now i would say this about litigating against general motors. it's one thing if somebody wants to litigate to get additional monetary punishment from general motors. .. only way we can find out what really happened. i'd be careful about that argument. there are other, more efficient available mechanisms and avenues to pursue to find out the facts about what really happened. the congress is very interested in finding out what really happened. i read in the newspaper the u.s. attorneys and the department of justice are very interested in finding

feinberg wrings expertise and objectivity to this expert.as i have said i consider this to be an extraordinary event and we are responding to it in an extraordinary way. as i see it, gm has both civic responsibilities and legal responsibilities and we are thinking through what those responsibilities are and how to balance them appropriately. bringing mr. feinberg on is the first step. i would now be happy to answer your questions. thank you. >> thank you. i want to briefly go through your resume. beginning in 2004 and the defect was discovered by someone you were the executive director of manufacturing engineering from 2004 to 2005 and you are the executive director of manufacturing engineering in from february 12008 to july of 2009 you were vice president of global manufacturing and engineering and until february 12011 you were vice president of the global human resources from february 1 to 2013 were the senior vice president of global product development and from 2013 to january 152014 you are the executive vice president of global product

feinberg? some people have said if there was 40% ownership by the taxpayer, was that the standard? what was the standard that determined who the seven companies were? >> in the regulation itself, actually mentions the specific names of the programs that they are under but i think your question more goes to what is the logic and rational. i think our feeling is that some of the things we have done, some of the facilities that were set up or set up to be generally accessible to companies, financial institutions at large and they are often set up because we think that there is a positive public purpose in them participating. we think, whether a community bank, if community banks wanted to not have more capital, if they wanted to do less loans we believe it is in the interest of recovery to have stronger capitalization of banks and the stronger lending profile, so those are generally excessive programs. where a company comes to the u.s. government and the u.s. taxpayer and requires exceptional assistance that is not being offered to their peers because they face an enormous threat to t

feinberg, i appreciate your comments. certainly will be set up the model after 9/11 the ideas, the ones you continue to pursue, which is victims are not subject to which judge they are assigned to, that you don't have cases handled one way somewhere and one way another where. they saw it legal option if they want to take it but if you want the insurance that these cases are going to be handled in a way that has the structure, they have that from you. in that structure, as i understand it, when it comes time to a settlement, you have the ultimate authority on what that settlement would be, am i right? >> that is correct. the program is as you just pointed out entirely voluntary. nobody has to come into this program. and if they do come into the program, we will determine their eligibility, if they're eligible, the amount of compensation and only as with 9/11 as you know, only after they know what it is they will receive, how generous it is, only then do they agree to waive going to court in order to receive this money. and

feinberg, before we had reviewed the hearing itself, give us a little background on julius genachowski. >> guest: the guy has been everywhere. he is than that the fcc. he has been in the private sector on both the entertainment side. he has been a venture capitalist, actually weisser in washington with a d.c.-based start of incubator and he served-- sort have been a tech and city terry to the obama campaign all the way through. he is on the advisory committee, and now he is probably going to be our next sec chairman, barring anything horrible or strange. >> host: phone johnson, given his background what we know about him now and where do you think he will take the fcc? >> guest: we know he is passionate about the internet and this comes from the obama presidential campaign. he was one of the early supporters of obama. he was actually when the first to bring the telecom community around him in supporting him. he brought people in who have never given money to a presidential candidate before so we know that just from his experience on the obama campaign that he is going to be very, very

feinberg? some people have said if there was 40% ownership by the taxpayer was that the standard -- what was the standard that determine who the seven companies were? >> in the regulation itself actually mentions the specific names of the programs that they're under, but i think your question marcos to what's the logic and rationale and i think our feeling is the sum of the things we have done, some of the facilities that were set up are said to be generally accessible to company's financial the institutions that large and they are often set up because we think that there is a positive a public purpose in them participating. we think whether a community bank, in community banks want to not have more capital that they wanted to do less loans, we believe that it is in the interest of recovery to have stronger capitalization of banks and stronger lending profile so those are generally accessible programs. where a company comes to the u.s. government and the u.s. taxpayer and requires exceptional a

feinberg my son died in oklahoma city. where's my check? dear mr. feinberg, i don't get it. i don't get it. my daughter died in the basement of the world trade center in the original 1993 attacks committed by the same type of people. why aren't i eligible? dear mr. feinberg you have got to explain something to me. last year my wife saved three little girls from drowning in the mississippi river and then she drowned a heroin. where's my check? bad things happen to good people every day in this country. you don't have to 9/11 fund. there was no 9/11 fund after katrina or after tornadoes or forest fires or earthquakes. that's not america, these funds and to delegate all of this authority president bush, ken i wanted to do the 9/11 fund. no committees, no appeals, no second-guessing, you decide. that's not the constitution. that's not checks and balances. i can see why they would be concerned about that frankly. president obama with the bp oil spill and a great job can, thank you. on behalf of the american people you got out in 16 months $6.5 billion to people who suffered econo

feinberg, maybe you have covered this.in all, it has taken these railroads several years to get to the point where they are now and apparently there's still a pretty good ways to go. i am wondering, do you have any estimate of how long it will take your agencies to certify the railroad after this process? >> the status versus safety plan estimated to last. basically the railroads plan and how they will ensure the system is working. we have perceived one and turn it back around to the railroad. and you're in close consultation offering edits and changes to make sure the system is going to work. we feel confident as they roll and we will be able to turn them around in the kind that time periods that we've laid out for the railroad. as of now we've just received one. >> are you satisfied with the progress that the railroads have made thus far? >> i am not satisfied. i would not be satisfied unless the deadline were going to be met. >> you know, my dad told me years ago when i don't wonder what he was talking about the time bu

[applause] >> thank you, richard feinberg, richard for newfarmer.if i could ask the other panelists to join me now on stage and as they come up let me briefly introduce them. first maria espino, a professor at st. thomas university here in miami florida. she's been at st. thomas since 1999. she was actually on the faculty in the department of economics at florida international university. from 1985-1994. she was a fulbright scholar in colombia and visit several other appointments here in the united states and outside. she is an activist, on of our mental issues and minority issues, and something that i admire and respect that she does on a consistent basis. john thomas. john is assistant professor at the school of hospitality and tourism management. john is a lawyer, practiced, practicing attorney for 30 years, and then he saw the light and became an academic. and now he is full-time here at fiu. he was a partner at several law offices during his long career practicing both transactions and litigation. he as earned a board certification in maritime

[applause] >> thank you richard feinberg.if i could ask the other panelists to join me now on stage and as they come up to me briefly introduce them. first dr. maria espino. she has been at st. thomas since 1999. she was actually on the faculty in the department of economics at florida national university from 1985 to 1994. a fulbright scholar in columbia and has had several other appointments here in the united states and outside. she is an activist, on environmental issues and minority issues in something that i respect that she does on a consistent basis. john thomas. john is assistant professor here at the chaplain's school of hospitality tourism and management. john is an employer -- an attorney for 30 years and he saw the light and became an academic now he is full-time here at fiu. he is a partner at several law offices practicing both transactions and litigation. he has earned his board certification in maritime law by the florida bar and serves as chair of the florida bar. least -- last but not certainly not least is

feinberg. some of these families have said they want to go to court to seek punitive damages against gm because they feel that will bring gm further to justice for covering this up, for lingering this problem for so long. why should they take what you're offering rather than -- >> they shouldn't. they shouldn't. if an individual family member wants to seek to bring general hotters to justice -- general motors to justice in their mind by seeking punitive damages, they should not come into this program. they should sue. now, i would say this about litigating against general motors: it's one thing if somebody wants to litigate to get additional monetary punishment of general motors. i'm here to compensate victims, not punish general motors. i'm here to compensate victims, innocent victims. sometimes i hear victims tell me or their family we want to litigate because it's the only way we can find out what really happened. i'd be careful about that argument. there are other, more efficient available

feinberg. i think we've been kind today but i do think the committee on both sides of the aisle, the members are a little confused and frustrated by the lack of a specific proposal concerning the extension. now, they chairman king and and clarified that apparently fra -- the chairman came in -- stand by the cruel american recommendation concerning extensions on a case make a basis. his natural position? >> what but as for integral america act was not a blanket extension but flexibly to work with railroads that we could prioritize where ptc would be turned on. so the statute is very black and white and offers literally really no wiggle room. so we asked for indie grow america act was flexible to work with railroads posted january 1st 2 turn up portions of ptc before waiting for an entire system spirit if i were a railroad and struggle to meet this deadline i would find that so uncertain that i don't know if i could develop a business plan. it seems to me that when that what that would do is come

feinberg's response to the mt. carbon derailment in west virginia which i was there firsthand is watch. five weeks into her new job, she executed an efficient and effective federal response that was one of the best i've ever seen in my experience as an elected official in the and a public servant. there are a throt of smart policy people in washington, d.c., but the best policy in the world won't meaning a thing if it doesn't tran light into anything in the real world. care rase response to the mt. carbon accident showed me she understood and gave me faith in her ability not to just lead but to listen to the people that were here that we're here to serve. the increase in domestic energy production has been an engine of economic growth and the energy information agency predicts that growth to continue through 2020. from 2009 until 2014, crude oil production in the united states increased by more than 62%, up from 5.35 million barrels her day in 2009208.68 million in 2014, and the majority of this product is moving b

feinberg. please join me in welcoming her. [applause] >> good afternoon. it is such a pleasure to be here today with my colleague and friend teresa macmillan. in multiple role as chief of staff for secretary fox i always appreciated the commitment this organization shares with the administration's goal of making the national transportation network safer, more interconnected more reliable and more efficient. your board your members and staff, faint you for your partnership and support over the years. i am so honored to be here with you today and there are no greater friends than the department of transportation. i am a pretty frank person so let me get to my main point and we will get to the moderated conversations. i want to spend our time talking about safety and the importance of bringing a fresh perspective and new thinking to some old problems and about surface reauthorization and the incredibly important opportunities we see there. but first safety. as all of you know and much to the credit of the people sitting in this room overs last decade total tr

feinberg. >> thank you very much. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> earlier today, rear admiral john kirby held a briefing at the pentagon on the malaysian airliner shot down over the ukraine. he said he saw strong evidence that the plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile. here is more. >> this morning secretary spoke with malaysian defense minister and offered his deepest condolences and those of all the men and women at the department of defense for all those of -- aboard the flight and those affected by this tragic -- tragedy. they've secretary reiterated the united states is prepared to assist to and they agreed the investigation must be credible, transparent, and and indeed. all parties in the vicinity of the crash site, russian, pro- russian separatists, and ukrainian must agree to an immediate ceasefire, the only way to ensure safe and unfettered access for international investigators. still collecting taxes. international investigators need to be given time and space to do their job. cle

there will be plaques eventually which will say here, farmer and feinberg. richie, do you want to continue? ... >> i'm not sure it warranted that although these were nice places. but it's interesting about this picture which is on one on your left, it's this is a private bed and breakfast in havana and you see the sign they are advertising in english and i thought it was revealing of the new clientele they are catering to internationally. one point just to scroll back for a moment, that should be mentioned here is air b and b has now set up a program with more than 4000 listings in cuba and this to me on yours a new impetus to grow because a person can go online, look at the myriad of offerings in havana, get testimonials on people who stayed in those areas and see what the price is. pay with a credit card in dollars and go show up in cuba with your piece of paper and happily stay in that place as well. airbnb has salt the trust problem that links individual entrepreneurs with the global marketplace. in the case of cuba as well as elsewhere. and because part

feinberg is completely independent as he administers this. i don't know this procedure if anything will be shared but it will be his sole discretion if anything a share to be chooses to do that. >> will it be his discretion alone as to whether applicants are given time to postpone their decisions until after the department of justice concludes the investigation? in other words will applicants be given a choice to wait until they know what the full story is out of the department of justice investigation? >> we have been clear what the timeline associated that claims will begin to be accepted on august 1 in the period for applications will and at the end of the year. then he will evaluating make decisions. >> but he has not as far as i'm aware definitively stated whether applicants can postpone the decision as to whether to accept the offer for the fund or bring private litigation. >> i don't know the timeframe in this process of how long a person has. i don't know the timeframe on that. that will be i think what is called out but i just don't

. >> coming up next on booktv "after words" with guest host kenneth feinberg special master of the 11 compensation fund. this week urban anthropologist elizabeth greenspan and her book "battle for ground zero inside the political struggle" exposes the bitterness with which many different groups make a claim to real-estate considered sacred by so many. this program is about one hour. .. study of the various political, social, and other that went in to the final decisions

the clerk: nomination, department of defense stephen feinberg of new york to be deputy secretary. mr. thune: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of stephen feinberg of new york to be deputy secretary of defense signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. thune: madam president, i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the madam president. the ayes appear to have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. thune: what is the pending business. the clerk: l motion to proceed the 1968. mr. thune: i send a cloture motion for the motion to proceed. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standi

feinberg, he did not want to replicate the inequities of life after death. and so he tried to push back where there was a lot of negotiation with people about know, you know, i think he was worth 40 million i don't have 40 million to give you. there was a lot of wrangling. >> host: do think this is a more just outcome then, just think if you were there and you're killed you get x. amount? >> guest: my preference, if you are the intended justice is exactly right. you died, this is enormous cost to all of us, and you are all worth the same. the purpose of this was to stop lawsuits against the airlines. and so they knew, feinberg and congress new that if they did this they would get sued. the fund wouldn't serve its purpose. so there would be tons of lawsuits out there. so that's why i think that they're forced to do it this way. but still the highest payment if i recall correctly was all more than $6 million. and yet some investment bankers that probably made that in a year. and then that everybody took to do. there were some high income folks who sued. and ei

change of course which is now becoming a state-sponsored religion with their twin deities being greta feinberg. one is a guy that married into money twice and traveled the world preaching conservation flying on a private jet and the other is a 20-year-old swedish girl who if she were an american citizen would be too young to drink alcohol and frankly has been fed so many lies that she doesn't know what she's talking about. if we were actually to implement her vision of the world, it would be a dystopian hell scape but that's the plan, isn't it? we all recognize the climate is changing as it has been since the beginningha of time the earh has been changing since its creation and i don't think it's going to stop because some environmental activists in dc promulgated a regulation you might as well demand the niagara falls stops flowing. some of the environmentalists that support this say this will shift away from being an ally of the oil and gas and coal industry. what's interesting is i don't know that the industries would have said that it's ever been their ally they are setting policy for land

smack >> thank you, richard feinberg.if i can ask other panelists to join me on stage and as you come up let me introduce them. let me introduce doctor maria speed, professor of economics at the university in miami florida, has been at st. thomas since 1999, she was on the faculty in the department of economics at florida international university 1985-1984, a fulbright scholar in columbia and has had several other appointments here in the united states. she is an activist, on environmental issues and minority issues, something i respect she does on a consistent basis. john thomas is assistant professor at the chaplain of hospitality and tourism management. john is a lawyer, practicing attorney for 30 years and saw the light it became an academic and now he is full-time here at fiu and is a partner at law offices, long career practicing transaction and litigation, board certification, maritime law for the florida bar, served as chair the frida bar law committee and last but surely not least, my colleague at the main campus

we will hear closing words from the new chairman of the library foundation board, kenneth feinberg. he is a former chief of staff for senator kennedy. he currently serves as special master for tarpexecutive compensation. important votes are scheduled this evening, precluding his being with us. the panel discussion will begin following remarks made by mrs. kennedy. a member of the kennedy library foundation board of directors, a dear friend, colleague, and soon to be next door neighbor. [applause] >> thank you very much. did tom mentioned that the book is on sale at the bookstore? senator kennedy wrote about his mother having him at st. margaret's hospital, just up the street. it is a very important institution. a couple hundred yards from here, the bethlehem community health centers -- it was the first in the country, and senator kennedy was a major force in creating it and all the other health centers. we will be beside the john f. kennedy library where senator kennedy wanted to be. an important part of the university of massachusetts at boston, senator kennedy said if you want to

we are very grateful to ira feinberg for gathering that group. our panel this evening is a stellar assemblage of law clerks in the second circuit colleagues of friendly. we think the most welcome. the friendly clerks with most clerks of our chief justice roberts, 1979 to 80, chief judge mayor garland of the circuit, 1977 to 1978. judge a remnant from 1969 to 70. martin glenn 1971 to 1972. professor ruth 1976 to 1977. and frederick d davis a partner from 1972 to 1973. the friendly colleagues panelists is a superb john o newman who joined friendly as a judge of this court in 1979 and continues to serve as a model for all of us. a special word of appreciation is due to our moderators. he's a formal friendly law court from 1963 to three to 1954 who with his characteristic meticulousness and imagination has shaped today's program from the very start. if i remember correctly, judge leveille also was awarded the henry j friendly metal of the american law institute a rarely given recognition. without further ado, i turned the proceedings over to george w

i thank ken feinberg, the chair of the kennedy library foundation, also of the chair of the emk institute. if you will indulge me just a moment, i would like to say a special word of thanks to tom putnam, the director of the jfk library. also to everyone here at the library and library foundation who were so helpful to me and to all our family last august. on very short notice, they did the impossible, helping us to prepare the way for the people of the commonwealth to come here to pay their respects to ted. fet thousand people came through the library last august -- 50,000 people came through the library, and it would not have been possible without their tireless efforts. thank you so much. [applause] i would also like to say a brief word about the edward m. kennedy institute for the united states senate. ted love to the senate. he called it one of our forefathers most brilliant democratic conventions. about seven years ago, ted and i started talking about the idea of a living institution to educate and inform generations of americans about the critical role of the senate in our democrac

first let me introduce richard feinberg. he's the gentlemen right there that you see. doctor feinberg as a nonresident senior fellow in the latin american initiative at brookings and a professor of international political economy in the school of global policy and strategy of the university of california in san diego. previously, dr. feinberg served as special assistant to president clinton for national security affairs and senior director of the national security councils office of inter-american affairs back during again in the clinton administration. he is the author of numerous books and works, too many to mention here but there is one thought of what to mention. it's really his most recent book, open for business, building the new cuban economy. here it is. it's available both of course at amazon as well as the brookings institution website bookstore website. and it's getting some really wonderful reviews. and i hope you get a chance to read. also richard haskin has come ths sort of a plug for a new magazine, cuba trade. richard has a piece based on this exact stu

we will hear closing words from the new chairman of the library foundation board, kenneth feinberg. he is a former chief of staff for senator kennedy. he currently serves as special master for carpet executive compensation -- tarkentop 8- compensation. important votes are scheduled this evening, precluding his being with us. the panel discussion will begin following remarks made by mrs. kennedy. a member of the kennedy library foundation board of directors, a dear friend, colleague, and soon to be next door neighbor. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is mentioned in the book -- the tom mentioned that the book is on sale at the bookstore? senator kennedy wrote about his mother having him at st. margaret's hospital, just up the street. it is a very important institution. a couple hundred yards from here, the bethlehem community health centers -- it was the first in the country, and senator kennedy was a major force in creating it and all the other health centers. we will be beside the john f. kennedy library where senator kennedy wanted to be. an important part of the university o

feinberg or anyone else. at the same time once we do it how do we avoid a bad actor from simply ignoring it again for any reasonable for a time. two years come in three years five years 10 years without a stick. mr. orseno. i don't want the fines, but how do i do it any other way? >> as his brother. many occasions i believe that beyond that for me 2000 safety act that was a date agreed upon. once we got into the significant challenges -- >> i understand how we are today. today right now if i say to you write a law that says in some. of time to three five years we will have this done. how do i enforce it if i don't have lines? >> i think we need to look at it at that time. the key issue is right now we are going to meet the deadline. it is not for lack of buffer. >> the bottom line is i don't know any other way. this is why fines are in place. you have contracts with suppliers to with suppliers that gave been fines if they don't meet their requirements. we have to have the same thing if we think the ptc is imp

afterwards with guesses ken feinberg, former master of the federal september 11th victims compensation fund. this week urban anthropologist elizabeth greenspan and her book "battle for ground 0: inside the poitical struggle to rebuild the world trade center". unit the harvard university lecturer exposed the bitterness with which many different groups stake claim to real-estate considered sacred by so many. this program is about an hour. >> i am ken feinberg and i have the distinct pleasure of chatting for a few minutes with elizabeth greenspan, anthropologist, lecturer at harvard university and the author of a very important new book, "battle for ground 0: inside the poitical struggle to rebuild the world trade center". this battle is not about al qaeda and not about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, at least not directly. what it is about is social, anthropological study of the various political social and other pressures that went into the final decision surrounding the site at the world trade center. why, when, what the problems were. elizabeth greenspan, welcome to afterwards. >> guest:

he says they are, there's nothing that can be done. >> and introduced me before, i eric feinberg. on with the cyber intelligence company called. probably over the last five years, we heard probably tens of millions of dollars in earned media because we have exposed facebook, youtube, google, instagram for this nefarious content. my firm was responsible back in 2017 or the youtube ad boycott, look that up . what andy saying and coming back to, all you have to do in addition to youtube is basically do a google search and you'll see that because it lives on other platforms, not only on youtube but it also exists when you do a web search. finally and i want to give you this, where doing this with andy and nobody in any physician or anybody's position would be in the situation. my lineup section 230 and it uses constantly is that section 230 protecting big tech but leaving citizens vulnerable. one sidebar, i'm responsible for around the world alerting media and other government christchurch videos. as of today and as of saturday on the el paso, you can still find dozens of these videos

it had to do with kenneth feinberg who was the pay czar in charge of setting up the salaries for all seven companies because of the triple asset relief program companies that got the money from the treasury and what he did was what's called a clawback. he promised feinberg in return for allowing them to set up executive compensation, he promised to get the money back and he sat at his desk for the ailing dollars. he got the list of people who have taken bonus money and over a period of time got all the money back through various persuasions. it's astonishing that he did it himself but that's who he was. >> host: talk about his attitude towards pay and things like corporate jets and ceos being paid a lot of money, his predecessor famously took a dollar a year to serve as the cleanup. what is the attitude on that? >> guest: he wasn't working for a dollar, that's for sure. he valued his skills and he sent a what he would consider a reasonable price for his skills. he got a package when he came to aig come he negotiated a package of about $10 million a year. at the time, the government w