i want to direct a question to catherine chase.your written testimony, the committee in november on challenges to supply chain, you responded to the argument that many of my colleagues and myself made that if a team is old enough to put your life on the line and drive a convoy in the battle, then it's old enough to make a living as a commercial truck driver. your testimony dismissed that idea. not only did you miss the point of the argument, but minimized to the hard-working sacrifice of men and women in uniform depicting seven sailors operating one compact car including one sleeping in the back presumably because it's such an easy task. ms. chase, would you consider manning military vehicles an easy job? >> no, sir. >> thank you. if 18-years-old is enough to die for your country is it not to make an honest living as a truck driver? it's a yes or no question, ma'am. >> is 18 old enough to die for your country, can they also drive a truck? >> they are not comparable questions. >> they are. it's an absolute yes or no question and you

i am catherine chase. thank you for holding today's hearing at a critical time with motor vehicle crash fatalities skyrocketing to historic highs, despite a drop in miles traveled since the onset of the pandemic, and truck crashes have been increasing by 40% since 2009. however, it is yet to be fully develop and its safety and numerous other impacts are currently unknown. in the short term, many safety solutions are available. since our inception in 1989 advocates strongly supported proven life-saving technologies as standard equipment in all equipment, these include airbags, seat belts, electronic stability control and rear view cameras. we are deeply concerned about the rush to deploy unsafe and unproven automated or autonomous vehicles, avs, including buses and our regulations must hold them accountable to any promise safety improvements. as automated technology has been integrated into other modes, and focus has been centered along trained professionals to operate. bus, subway, truck operators play an

i am catherine chase. thank you for holding today's hearing at a critical time with motor vehicle crash fatalities skyrocketing to historic highs, despite a drop in miles traveled since the onset of the pandemic, and truck crashes have been increasing by 40% since 2009. however, it is yet to be fully develop and its safety and numerous other impacts are currently unknown. in the short term, many safety solutions are available. since our inception in 1989 advocates strongly supported proven life-saving technologies as standard equipment in all equipment, these include airbags, seat belts, electronic stability control and rear view cameras. we are deeply concerned about the rush to deploy unsafe and unproven automated or autonomous thebgz, avs, including buses and trucks while overlooking the need to look at other solutions now. we commissioned a national public opinion pole last week and it revealed that 80% are concerned about sharing the roads with driverless cars. this distress is evenly expressed throug

he's at chase center to talk about the economic impact of hosting the 4 teams. rob. >> catherine week for college basketball in the bay area. with the chase center hosting 3 march madness games this week. what's good for the chase center is also good for hotels and restaurants, welcoming fans and players. being a host city for 2 sweet 16 games and one elite 8 game is very well for san francisco. i would say it is the strongest we've seen since the shutdown director of the hotel council of sf kelly power says. >> the 160 hotels that belong to the organization. we are seeing a huge increase in reservations for the week. not only are we seen that reservations from the teams. >> but we're also seeing it from the fans and also from the media, the robust media that's in town covering the games. power says that many hotel employees were out of work during covid are working limited hours. the ncaa games will help bring back those jobs to provide services to hotel guests. we're excited to finally when the demand increases and we can bring back those employees 2 full-time jobs with great b