chairman wicker, ranking member cantwell, and members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to testify about one of the fra highest priorities, railroads full implication of fra certified and interoperable ptc systems as soon as possible and by december 31, 2020. fra commends the industry towards notable progress to date. as of march 31, ptc was in operation on 83% of the 50,000 miles subject to the statutory mandate. nevertheless, railroads still complete extensive work in the next 70 months including activating ptc on the remaining required mainline and achieving interoperability with tenant railroads. notably, railroads reported the full implement ptc on the record mainlines in 2018. 2018. the other 37 railroads request an alternative schedule which the statutory mandate required. fra to approve if the railroad qualified by law. as of march 5, fra approved all applicable alternate schedules will be for the statutory ninety-day deadline. fra continues to actively monitor railroads progress including the reports do today. preliminary reports in

good morning. >> ranking member of cantwell and members of the committee. thank you for inviting me to testify about fms cs progress. implementing the fast act. it's an honor to testify before the committee. day. as you know kind the primary focus is to improve safety, among large trucks and bosses dresses on our roadways. today i'd like to update you on several key areas of focus for the agency. first, removing forward on refining how we use motor carrier data. the national academy of sciences conducted the correlation study of the compliance safety accountability program and is safety management system. they made recommendations to us in his july 2017 report. we have accepted those recommendations and published our corrective action plan. we are continuing other efforts to complete our actions in this area. how crashes are used in the safety management system has been long-standing concern of drivers and motor carriers. so have them csa launched a crash preventive billability demonstration program in july of 2017, to review certain crashes and scenarios t

, the local boy's first premier league goalfor cantwell, the local boy's first premier league goal forby last season, he helped himself to another. as a manager, different shirt. excellent reflexes from tim. but when pookie got gold side of the defence, there could only be one outcome. his faith of the season, and another twist in the part. chelsea's second—half domination came through though as abraham doubled up. it would be the last goal to make the score sheet though, as the ar overturned kurt tumours effort declaring a foul on kroll. norwich showed where they belong to in this league, but it was lampard belong to in this league, but it was lampa rd today. took belong to in this league, but it was lampard today. took his first chelsea win with their youngest premier league side in 25 years. it feels good, because this is a tough place to come. the performances at times they've given us performances at times they've given us what we might've deserved in the first few games, but today we got what we deserved. we could've won by more, we dominated big parts of the game, created a lot

gathers for a hearing in the next steps of train control implementationnd ranking member senator cantwell thank you to the witnesses for appearing and the director physical infrastructure and the gao vice president of strategic development chris matthews assistant vice president bnsf railroad and jim dolinsky ceo and the executive a director. and with those challenges to meet the final implementation deadline of december 31st. the recent committee hearing is anig important technology with the ability to prevent accidents and derailments such as the tragic derailment in washington in 2017. then to pass by congress and october 2015 and then to implement tpc by december 31st but allows the railroad the extension of up to 24 months if and only if they hit the milestones are pleased to say under the secretary chao in under the leadership the framework has been faithfully implemented and to submit documentation and to qualify for the extension so then to receive a certain extension from that deadline and to make progress on tpc implementation and availability for updates and across the network

mister cantwell and i are committed to improve our coastal and inland for its. safety is a top priority for this committee and the department of transportation with 37,000 highway deaths in 2017. sadly, deaths in cars happen when they are parked. i introduced the cars act with senator blumenthal, to prevent deaths of children left in unattended vehicles. in my state of mississippi there were 18 such fatalities, these tragedies should be addressed immediately through technological improvements and enhanced education efforts, the hot cars act would move us in the right direction. and transportation challenges. let me congratulate secretary chalfant her efforts to prepare for those challenges and emerging technologies including the safe testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles. until autonomous vehicles are pervasive and used commercially there is an urgent need for truck drivers to move our nation's goods. i know the fm csa is working on a pilot program to meet this need by studying the feasibility of allowing 18 to 20-year-old drivers to operate trucks in in

gathers for a hearing in the next steps of train control implementationnd ranking member senator cantwell thank you to the witnesses for appearing and the director physical infrastructure and the gao

>> cantwell isn't so different from what i used to be.e're on opposite sides of the war. >> he tells people, if you stop hating your life will improve. that's not what this is [ bleep ] about. he was a [ bleep ] gang member who didn't even [ bleep ] his [ bleep ] gang. >> i don't think he's even white, okay? >> yeah, he doesn't look white. >> he looks like [ bleep ] sheikh mohammad. >> i don't give a damn if guys like cantwell insult me. but i am worried about the thousands of people who are infected by their poison every day. >> there will be a great deal of pain and suffering as we strive to take our rightful place as the rulers of the earth. >> people like gabe. >> i invoke ein reich, ein fuhrer. >> i've been working with gabe for eight months and thought we were making progress. but it's clear he's still holding on to some demons. >> what kind of looks did you get when you wore that shirt out? >> not good ones. when i wore the shirt it was mainly to recruit people. >> were you ever embarrassed to wear it? >> you know that embarrassmen

next steps and positive train control of blood to convene this hearing with ranking member senator cantwell. and the administrator and planning director of the infrastructure in the us gao. and also jim dolinsky chief executive officer and executive director and with that implementation of positive train control ptc to meet the deadline of december 3t 2020 with community hearings have highlighted it is an important technology that has the ability to prevent accidents including derailments including the one in washington in 2017. ptc enforcement and in 2015 however to apply for the extension if and only if that milestone i am pleased to say under secretary chao this is been faithfully implemented for all those of the deadline with that documentation to show the requirements go up with two additional years many real roads receive such an extension since the deadline they continue to make progress on ptc implementation. this provides an opportunity for updates on the current status across the network since the end of last year. witnesses should discuss passenger railroads are implementing ptc

glad to convene this hearing on this important issue with a friend and colleague, ranking member cantwell. i want to thank our panel of witnesses for appearing. mr. ron batory, administrator of the federal railroad administration, susan fleming, director of physical infrastructure, u.s. government co

the 0a support had barely sat down before an unselfish cross from pookie met todd cantwell, the localmier league goalfor the boy's first premier lobe —— premier league goal for the canaries. mason mount scored in derby last season, and hooked himself to another. as a manager, different shirt. excellent reflexes from tim, as he stopped another. but when pookie got caught sight of the defence, there could only be one outcome. his faith of the season, and another twist in the plot. chelsea's second—half domination came through though, as abraham doubled up. it would be the last goal to make the score sheet though, as the ar overturned kurt zoomer‘s efforts, declaring a file on kroll. norwich showed why they belonged in the league, but this was lampard's day. he took his first chelsea win with their youngest premier league side for 25 years. so still encouraging signs, the first defeat for the season as well for another newly promoted side. sheffield united in the top flight. they went down 2—1 to leicester city, and those blades weren't happy at all with leicester's opening goal scorer.

. >> so showing observation to the end of the book so to say chris cantwell they all have ran aground and then to turn against each other. that the way that the internet still allows this movement. absolutely stipulate that you are right and what went wrong for the police to do something different so we learn something we learned a lot that's why it was the one off but what you can't not reckon with the fact that el paso just happened and the garlic festival before that entry of lights before that. i feel we were quashing to feel that has gone from protests and marches. >> what is the common denominator? he is culpable and i have said this consistently. and they were cheering him i have quotations i have david duke and there we are continuing donald trump's mission they are all documented but what has happened is because of all the things you and i talk about and i talk about many people just the concept of a black president in the oval office thought it was offensive but they didn't act on it. and then spending time on the birther movement now tweeting and reach weeding. and then tru

toward the end of the book where you say they learn not to protest and certainly we can say chris cantwell and richard spencer. they all seem to have run around and attacks as you point out turned against each other but there is a way in which the internet still allows this movement to bergen and flourish. i absolutely stipulate that you are right and tim casey did that massive study on what went wrong and how the police need to do things different. but we learned something i think we can stipulate that we learned a lot. i think at the same time we can't not wreck in with the fact that el paso just happened and the garlic festival before that in the tree of life before that. so i feel like there are two things going on. we are talking about quelling and quashing some of the all right figures but it definitely feels as though the movement has gone from protests and marches to something more insidious, you know? >> guest: what is the common denominator there? i would go back to donald trump. he is coble. he led america down that day in charlottesville when they came out. they were cheering h

with a little over 12 years under their belts senator cantwell and stabben ow. i'm grateful. when i think about what don and i have said about the committee work, it is the place where you realize how our government was founded. it was founded on trying to find consensus. it's looking at issues and things that affect our families and our home states in a way also that need to be fixed pannand finding the consensus that's going to do it. i've also found under the committee system, one of the greatest things that comes out of your time there is the friendship. it is where you get to work with other members and you become friends. you see less of your differences and more of the things that you believe in together. pat robertson sat on the other side of the dais from me in the senate finance committee, and i never will forget, he probably doesn't remember this, one day -- i'm sure i looked battered and probably had peanut butter and jelly on my shoulder again. you sent a note over to me. and it said -- it's very cute. i'm not supposed to say cute, but i do. i must have been dozi

at cantwell hall, something different.ors every year. and with 5000 english heritage sites at risk of disappearing for ever, new ideas are key. a lot of the building that risk that we have had uses that are now redundant, you know, they were factories or mills and are no longer have that function so they fall out of use and then fall into poor condition and you need the repairs to bring them back up, and a new use, you have to find a new way to breathe life back into these buildings. for homes like these, history cells. but to preserve the past, they must also embrace the future. it's like your place. yeah, i wish. it's like your place. yeah, i wish. it feels like autumn, doesn't it? good morning, ben. yes, good morning to you. the weather has an end of summer vibe today, things are really quite changing. quite fitting given at the last day of august. not a bad start to for some of us, checking the weather in nottinghamshire. but as weather in nottinghamshire. but as we go through today we will see some outbreaks of rain m

the book where you say they sort of learned not to protest and certainly we can sort of say, chris cantwell and richard spencer, they all seem to have run aground and in fact as you point out, turn against each other. but there's a way in which the internet still allows this movement to burgeon and flourish. i think -- i absolutely stipulate you're right and i think that tim hey cede did that massive study on what went wrong and how the police need to do things different so we learn something and i think we stipulate that we learned a lot, which is why it was a one-off. but i think at the same time we can't not reckon with the fact that el paso just happened, and the gilroy garlic festival before that and the tree of life before that. so, i feel like there are two things going on. we're talking about quelling and quashing some of the worst alt-right figures but definitely feels as though the movement has again from protests and marchs to something more insidious. no? >> guest: good point. and what is the common dough nominator there? i would go back to donald trump. and he is culpable. he l

cantwell and others mentioned the amendment and what it means. it's what we're fighting for here. trade agreements to race to the bottom. we've authored a proposal to inspect factories in mexico and goods from those factories into the united tates, not just -- blocking goods from those plants into the united states if violations were found. us to enforce our labor standards at the goodyear level where factory the violations occur. -- i stions are four, mr. know you're on the board and have a responsibility to goodyear. answer, as you to the labor representative on the panel and sense i i don't have a lot of time left i would ask no answers.e yes or do you agree that companies like goodyear built new factories in new testament u.s. because they can pay the mexican wages?s lower >> do you believe a u.s. company would deny members of congress access to their mexican they wouldn'tause want elected officials to see the labor violations at that facility? >> yes. do you agree without the change democrats are asking for the new nafta will let companies continue to make offshore decisions

my colleague senator cantwell and i come from the pacific northwest incredibly period sensitive. one out of five jobs in the state of oregon revolves around international trade. the period jobs pay better than the non-trade jobs in many cases because there is a value-added component and in my home state one of the first things anybody asks about when trade topics are brought up in his hey ron what are you guys in washington, d.c. doing to better enforce the period laws that are on the books. understand you need to upgrade these policies but they want to make clear that the new day has to involve tough enforceable period was that have real teeth in them. >> the administration released its nafta 2.0 agreement and is consulting on what comes next. as i they wrap up pretty quickly i want to make some points on that process. there is important work left to be done on key issues. i mention enforcement because they knew nafta enforces the old nafta. it's not good enough for american workers particularly on labor rights. senator brown and i have proposed some additional tools to address

my colleague, senator cantwell and i, come from the pacific northwest. one out of five jobs in the state of oregon revolves around international trade. the trade jobs pay better than the nontrade jobs in many cases because there is a value-added component. and in my home state, one of the first things anybody asks about when the trade topic is brought up is, hey, ron, what are you guys in washington, d.c. doing to better enforce the trade laws that are on the books? they understand you need to upgrade these policies, but they want to make clear that the new day has to involve tough, enforceable trade laws that have real teeth in them. they are consulting with the old congress about what comes next. as i wrap up, i want to make some points on this old process. there is work to be done on key issues. they mentioned enforcement. the new nafta carries over the enforcement system of the old nafta. it's too easy on trade sheets. it's not good enough for american workers, particularly on labor rights senator brown and i have proposed some additional tools to ad