i want to welcome house transportation infrastructure committee chairman bill schuster. chairman schuster is a true champion of transportation working to enact the Ãamong other legislative accomplishes. he served on house transportation infrastructure committee since coming to congress in 2001. he previously served as chairman of the subcommittee on railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials and as chairman of the subcommittee on public buildings and emergency management. as chairman of the committee he will have a huge role in helping the administration and the house leadership navigate transportation and policy. please welcome to the podium, chairman schuster. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is great to be here this morning. unlike the president last night i'm going completely off script. and i will start by saying i thought the president did a fantastic job last night. we were high-fiving each other and the whole speech was great. but of course folks in this room and myself, he spoke about infrastructure again. i like to tell people, this is the first presiden

transportation committee chairman bill schuster. later remarks from senator barash so who shares the environment and public works committee. watch live coverage of the american association of state highway and transportation officials starting at 8:40 a.m. eastern. later in the morning we take you to the senate environment and public works committee for hearing on state blood control infrastructure needs. that is live at 10:30 eastern on c-span3. retired elliptic swimmer michael phelps testified before a congressional hearing on improving international anti-doping measures, part of a panel which took questions from members of the house oversight and investigations subcommittee. he was joined by adam nelson who was awarded an olympic gold medal in 2013 from the 2004 games after another athlete was stripped of his title for doping violations. >> welcome to this hearing, the oversight investigations subcommittee, and the anti-doping system. the subcommittee examines the current state of the system but challenge it faces in areas for re

ranking member of the senate public works committee and house transportation committee chairman bill schuster. later remarks from senator barash so who shares the environment and public works committee. watch live coverage of the american association of state highway and transportation officials starting at 8:40 a.m. eastern. later in the morning we take you to the senate environment and public works committee for hearing on state blood control infrastructure needs. that is live at 10:30 eastern on c-span3. retired elliptic swimmer michael phelps testified before a congressional hearing on improving international anti-doping measures, part of a panel which took questions from members of the house oversight and investigations subcommittee. he was joined by adam nelson who was awarded an olympic gold medal in 2013