garamendi. i'd now like to welcome and introduce today's witnesses, each of our witnesses are for their respective departments and assistant secretary of defense for energy installations and environment, we have with us again honorable, the honorable brendan owens, honorable rachel jacobson, honorable meredith berger, and honorable robbie. we'll move over to you for your testimony. >> and i am going to echo ranking member garamendi, i'm pleased that this is the first meeting this committee is having this year. thank you for the opportunity to discuss department of defense infrastructure, particularly government-owned and government controlled housing and the investments we're making to improve niece critical mission enablers, our installations are the foundations of the national security posture and i look forward working with the committee to continue aligning our policies and resources for the national defense strategy and the safety, productivity and quality of life of our personnel. more tha

. >> congressman john garamendi is raising new concerns.'s not happening. >> if this city has ever built, as proposed in the initiative. travis air force base will be in deep existential trouble following a meeting with high ranking u.s. air force officials, garamendi says travis air force base is concerned because the coordinates for this new city are directly beneath flight zones if built, he says, critical training for combat missions, also known as sorties, would be impossible to do. right now, 120,000 times a year on average. travis air force base conducts night vision sorties as though they were operating in a war zone, having to land on a contested air base that would be impossible if there's a city because of the ambient light from the city. >> commercial community development. >> sramek released these maps last month showing the security buffer around the base, seen here in light green, he says it's nearly doubled, illustrated with the orange on this map. >> we are also locating the community 100% outside of the noise contours and

. >> congressman john garamendi is raising new concerns. that's not happening. >> if this city is ever built as proposed in the initiative, travis air force base will be in deep existential trouble following a meeting with high ranking u.s. air force officials , garamendi says travis air force base is concerned because the coordinates for this new city are directly beneath flight zones. >> if built, he says. critical training for combat missions, also known as sorties, would be impossible to do right now 120,000 times a year on average. >> travis air force base conducts night vision sorties as though they were operating in a war zone, having to land on a contested air base that would be impossible if there's a city, because of the ambient light from the city. >> commercial community development, ceramic released these maps last month showing the security buffer around the base seen here in light green. >> he says it's nearly doubled in with the orange on this map. >> we are also locating the community 100% outside of the noise contours and

. >> congressman john garamendi is raising new concerns.ening. >> if this city has ever built, as proposed in the initiative, travis air force base will be in deep existential trouble following a meeting with high ranking u.s. air force officials, garamendi says travis air force base is concerned because the coordinates for this new city are directly beneath flight zones if built, he says, critical training for combat missions, also known as sorties, would be impossible to do. right now, 120,000 times a year on average. travis air force base conducts night vision sorties as though they were operating in a war zone, having to land on a contested air base that would be impossible if there's a city, because of the ambient light from the city. >> the commercial community development released these maps last month, showing the security buffer around the base, seen here in light green, he says it's nearly doubled, illustrated with the orange on this map. we are also locating the community 100% outside of the noise contours and outside of the acci

. >> congressman john garamendi is raising new concerns.s not happening. >> if this city is ever built as proposed in the initiative, travis air force base will be in deep existential trouble following a meeting with high ranking u.s. air force officials, garamendi says travis air force base is concerned because the coordinates for this new city are directly beneath flight zones if built, he says, critical training for combat missions, also known as sorties, would be impossible to do. right now, 120,000 times a year on average. travis air force base conducts night vision sorties as though they were operating in a war zone, having to land on a contested air base that would be impossible if there's a city, because of the ambient light from the city. >> commercial community development released these maps last month showing the security buffer around the base, seen here in light green, he says it's nearly doubled, illustrated with the orange on this map. we are also locating the community 100% outside of the noise contours and outside of the a

los congresistas de california, john garamendi y mike thompson están expresando sus inquietudes respecto electoral de noviembre, necesitando más de 13.000 firmas para lograrlo. as no infrastructure whatsoever in place today where's the water coming from. el congresista garamendi afirmó que la propuesta carece de respuestas esenciales como la fuente de suministro de agua y la solución para el drenaje y suministro eléctrico. además destacó que california forever representa una competencia para otros fondos destinados a viviendas asequibles en california. por otro lado, el presidente joe biden anunciará la asignación de cientos de millones de dólares destinado a mejorar los aeropuertos estadounidenses como parte de la ley de infraestructura bipartidista de este presupuesto. se destinarán. 970 millones exclusivamente para la modernización de aeropuertos y el aeropuerto de san francisco del cual tenemos esta imagen en vivo recibiría 31 millones de dólares de la administración federal de aviación para el año fiscal 2024. estos fondos serán destinados a realizar mejoras y reemplazar sistemas ob

garamendi from florida, 17 other cosigners, the chinese navy if you look at the trend line on track to reach four, maybe even 500 ships. we are on opposite trendline and going down to 290, even less. they can obvious to concentrate their ships in one area. ours are spread all over the world pics of the disparity is even greater and then you add there is our new and hours are aging. you know, i don't mean to make of you want to drink, but there's not a bar here at heritage. it's not a good situation. but what has become apparent is that, or maybe obvious to many of you, it is really cemented in our mind, this shipbuilding overmatch that the chinese communist party is developing, it's on the back of the commercial industry. and when you look at the fact that you could fit every one of our shipyards public and private inside of their single largest, if you look at the fact that their building i mean just by numbers that their building 1500 large ships of all kinds, cargo, tankers, what have you, 1500 per year and we're building less than 20. this is a massive, massive disparity. so what t

state congressman mike thompson and john garamendi hosted a forum about the proposed california forever development near travis air force base lawmaker say project organizers have not answered the basic questions like where would the water come from for the new homes or where would the sewage go? >> they may be the greatest people in the world with the most lofty ideas and morals, but i, i believe that you, uh, trust but verify. and there's nothing that they have done that leads me to believe their trust worthy. and there's nothing in their proposal that will allow for verification. >> california forever says the project will create good paying jobs, and the community will have solar farms, parks and affordable housing and a credible tribute to a teacher and a sneaker babe. how her impressive shoe collection is raising funds for a very worthy cause. stay with us you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's stat

bay area congressman mike thompson and john garamendi hosted a forum about the plans to build what's called california forever. a new development near travis air force base. the lawmakers say the organizers haven't answered basic questions like where would the necessary water come from? or where would sewage go to? they may be the greatest people in the world with the most lofty ideas and morals, but i, i believe that you, uh, trust but verify. >> and there's nothing that they have done that leads me to believe they're trustworthy. and there's nothing in their proposal that will allow for verification. >> now, the leaders of the california forever project say good paying jobs will be created by this new community, which will also have solar farms, parks and affordable housing. it is now 406. a verdict expected today in former president trump's civil fraud trial in new york. a judge is set to determine whether trump will face millions of dollars in penalties for inflating his net worth on financial statements that were given to banks, insurers and others to secure loans. meantime, in

joining us now democratic congressman john garamendi of california a ranking member on readiness as well caucus member. congressman, thank you for being with us this morning. let's just start here. we heard from former president trump on the weekend and again on yesterday doubling down on this commitment that he would not defend nato allies if they don't pay their bills, and ein fact even encouraged russia to have their way with them. how dangerous is this? >> it is extraordinarily dangerous. he is turning his back on our national security, and he's certainly abandoning our allies in europe. russia is on the border of estonia, latvia, and lithuania. in an hour or two they could take over estonia if not lithuania if the united states is not willing to back them up. it is extraordinarily dangerous, and it's also a message to china that we're not welling to standby taiwan. the bottom line here is this man is extraordinarily dangerous to say nothing of losing his mind. his policies are crazy. they're dangerous. and as you just saw his mind tends to wander. and the policies are going to be le

now, bay area congressman mike thompson and john garamendi hosted a forum about the plans to build what's called california forever over a new development near travis air force base. the lawmakers say the organizers haven't asked answered even basic questions like where would the necessary water come from? or where would sewage go to? >> they may be the greatest people in the world with a most lofty ideas and an odd morals, but i believe that you trust but verify, and there's nothing that they have done that leads me to believe they're trustworthy, and there's nothing in their proposal that will allow for verification. >> now, the leaders of the california forever project say good paying jobs will be created by this new community, which will also have affordable housing, solar farms and parks. >> time now is 718, and let's check in with sal castaneda. people need to be prepared for maybe heavier traffic later today. you're saying. >> that's right. even though today is a light morning, the friday before a major holiday, like presidents day, which is monday, is usually a big day getaway. so

today, state congressman mike thompson and john garamendi hosted a forum about the proposed california forever development near travis air force base. lawmakers say project organizers have not answered basic questions, such as where would the water come from for the new homes or where would the sewage go? >> they may be the greatest people in the world with a most lofty ideas and morals, but i, i believe. that you, uh, trust. but verify. and there's nothing that they have done that leads me to believe they're trustworthy. and there's nothing in their proposal that will allow for verification. >> california forever says the project will create good paying jobs, and the community will have solar farms, parks and affordable housing. well, small businesses that say they are hurting due to the ongoing construction along taraval street in san francisco are now in line for some help. the city announced $1 million in grants for merchants impacted by the l taraval improvement project. it's aimed at speeding rail service and improving safety and infrastructure that project is expected to be comp

earlier, congressman john garamendi and mike thompson, who both represent that area, called for more transparency from the project's developers. >> this company has come in and, uh, purchased, um, about a billion dollars worth of property, did it under a veil of secrecy. uh, they were not, uh, willing to be open about what they were doing or even who they were. >> our distrust of this organization goes back to the very beginning. >> the project still has to be approved by solano county voters in november. >> we have a rainy weekend ahead of us.ana takes a look at wh politicians... "he's bad. i'm good." blah, blah. let's shake things up. with katie porter. porter refuses corporate pac money. and leads the fight to ban congressional stock trading. katie porter. taking on big banks to make housing more affordable. and drug company ceos to stop their price gouging. most politicians just fight each other. while katie porter fights for you. for senate - democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya.

representative garamendi has an idea that he's putting language towards. do we take the jones act fleet and harden some of it at a relative fraction of the cost in terms of comms and crew protection that could be activated in a time of emergency? look. and our shipyard members, this is the congressional dynamics will say, no, no, no, until we hit this capacity and put it in our ship wards. i don't disagree. there needs to be a little more out-of-the-box component as we rebuild this industry for the long-term. >> yes, sir? >> my name is michael crouse, dr. michael crouse. you've really opened our eyes. i'm an army bloke. but i saw the light and became a logistician. i founded a company called secure chain, dedicated to the security of the supply chain. you've highlighted european ports that are controlled by the chinese, the 15 largest ports are totally controlled including hamburg and others. is it time for another port, for example, in ortney, scott lapd that is focused on the arctic route -- scotland, that is focus topped arctic route? canada is keenly i

today, state congressman mike thompson and john garamendi hosted a forum about the proposed california forever development near travis air force base. lawmakers say project organizers have not answered basic questions, such as where would the water come from for the new homes or where would the sewage go? >> they may be the greatest people in the world with the most lofty ideas and an odd morals, but i believe that you trust but verify, and there's nothing that they have done that leads me to believe they're trustworthy, and there's nothing in their proposal that will allow for verification. >> california forever says the project will create good paying jobs, and that the community will also have solar farms, parks and affordable housing. >> a $95 billion foreign aid package, which includes sending weapons to ukraine, is stalled in the house of representatives. house republicans insist that any foreign aid bill must include an overhaul of u.s, mexico border policies. minority . leader hakeem jeffries has suggested using what's known as a discharge petition to go around the house speake

congressman mike thompson and john garamendi hosted a forum about the plans to build what's called aa forever. that's a new development near the travis air force base. now, the lawmakers say the organizers haven't answered basic questions like, where would the necessary water come from? or where would sewage go? >> so they may be the greatest people in the world with the most lofty ideas and morals. but i, i believe that you, uh, trust but verify. and there's nothing that they have done that leads me to believe they're trustworthy. and there's nothing in their proposal that will allow for verification. >> the leaders of the california forever project had said good paying jobs will be created by this new community, which will also have solar farms, parks and affordable housing as well. well, the city of oakland is taking steps to improve its waterfront along the embarcadero . mayor shengtao says the city has awarded a $25 million contract to a private builder to create a pedestrian and bike trail that will connect several oakland neighborhoods to the waterfront. west oakland, chinatow

today, congressman mike thompson and john garamendi, both representing parts of the bay area, and solano county, hosted a forum about the proposed california forever development right near travis air force base. lawmakers say project organizers have not even answered basic questions, such as where would the water come from for the new homes? or where would the sewage go? >> they may be the greatest people in the world with the most lofty ideas and morals, but i, i believe that you, uh, trust but verify. and there's nothing that they have done that leads me to believe they're trustworthy and there's nothing in their proposal that will allow for verified in california forever has said in the past the project would create good paying jobs and that the community will have solar farms, parks and affordable housing. >> mlb commissioner rob manfred, speaking today about the oakland a's coming up, his thoughts on the team's future in las vegas lost an impressive shoe collection will soon hit the auction block, and it's all in honor of a late south bay teacher. >> how her family is keeping her me

new city backed by billionaires from silicon valley, bay area congressman mike thompson and john garamendiforum about the plans to build what's called california for forever, a new development near travis air force base. the lawmakers say the organizers haven't answered basic questions like where would the necessary water come from? and where would sewage go? they may be the greatest people in the world with the most lofty ideas and morals, but i, i believe that you, uh, trust but verify. >> and there's nothing that they have done that leads me to believe they're trustworthy. and there's nothing in their proposal that will allow for verification. >> the leaders of the california forever project say good paying jobs will be created by this new community, which will also have solar farms, parks and affordable housing. frustrations continue to grow in oakland about the lack of progress in the search for the city's new police chief, now coming up on mornings on two, the nine where things stand as the bay area's third largest city, marks one year without a police chief. also ahead, a groundbrea

but bay area congress members john garamendi and mike thompson, who both represent that area, are calling for more transparent tsay from the project's developers. >> this company has come in and, uh, purchased, um, about $1 billion worth of property. we did it under a veil of secrecy, uh, that we're not, uh, uh, willing to, uh, be open about what they were doing or even who they were. are distrust of this organization goes back to the very beginning. and there is still a long way to go for this project. >> it has to be approved by solano county voters in november . >> sfo is getting a financial boost from the faa. >> san francisco international airport is being awarded $31 million under president biden's infrastructure bill. the funding will be used for upgrades to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems inside the international terminal. the money is part of a $970 million fund going to more than 100 airports around the country in a few weeks, the board that oversees the golden gate bridge will consider raising vehicle tolls starting in july. now, assemblyman ting ting, i s

we now go to the representativee garamendi for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman.ell, are you tired yet? thank you so very much for being here. you have undertaken extraordinary responsibilities. the legislation that has passed this house has been less than a year and a half just short of two years now that you've had the responsibility of carrying it out. and my assessment is you've done a very fine job. a lot of new legislation and new programs, new requirements and rules and procedures and it's gone well. in my district -- thank you -- big projects, high-speed rail, a lot of major efforts to develop high-speed rail systems. i've personally been at it since 1988. but you've come forward and i think you for providing that extraordinary amount of money to move the system along and eventually it will get built. a lot of little things along the way. ms. hernandez, thank you. i appreciate the work you've provided in my district for electrification. not easy. there was no electrification program two years ago, but there is now. my district is benefiting from it and i s