one was bud schuster, who ran the house transportation committee. the other was john murtha, a democrat from johnstown. they were good buddies, and they worked and help each other. murtha ran the defense subcommittee and they basically poured money into their districts. over time, murtha in particular, both of them ended up under federal investigations because -- and it goes to something else kenny was talking about -- they were raising so much money from corporate pack interests -- corporate pac interests who were not in their district, just looking to get earmarks and money, and there became this sort of triangle of interest, of hiring former staff, finding clients from around the country, paying the former staff and lobbyists who would then raise money, and it did create this scene of influence that did not sit well with a lot of people. that is part of the reason why these ended up going away, but they are going to try and make this system cleaner and narrower, and get people to understand what they can do with this money. host: democrats, (202)

congressman peter defaz owe joins me now, the chair of the house transportation committee, and called for the delay yesterday to prevent any d disruptions. thank you so much for being here. whose fault is it that they got to the 11th hour, and pilots had to express concern, and this sort of last minute cancellation. >> it's actually the fault of a good named aget hi, the head of the fcc under trump. several years ago, we said to him, myself, the aviation community, don't sell the c band close to the radiator frequency, this will jeopardize aviation. he made fun of us, belittled our concerns on twitter, and he sold it and then the industry would not provide data about their deployment until the wednesday before christmas. so since then we have been scrambling to understand the impact on america's aviation system. i mean, today i was talking to head of united. they cancelled their overseas flights today because if they had gone to china, they might not have been able to come back and land. so this temporary delay is critical, and the fact is, every other country on earth has regulated t

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to washington and met with 56 different members of the senate commerce committee and house transportation committee. >> same story every time. getting the families to washington with the pictures many times in front of the decision-makers was difficult amy: amy: but importanto let them know what was at stake. 1 amy: we will continue to follow the pressure you're bringing on the attorney general and on boeing on what will come of samyais horror that took stumo whoó >> conflict is not in. >> the pentagon says there is still room for diplomacy, despite troops on ukraine's border. this is al jazeera live. west africa's main regional block suspends burkina faso after the coup but stops short of sanctions. argentina and the imf

one was bud schuster, who ran the house transportation committee.he other was john murtha, a democrat from johnstown. they were good buddies, and they worked and help each other. murtha ran the defense subcommittee and they basically poured money into their districts. over time, murtha in particular, both of them ended up under federal investigations because -- and it goes to something else kenny was talking about -- they were raising so much money from corporate pack interests -- corporate pac interests who were not in their district, just looking to get earmarks and money, and there became this sort of triangle of interest, of hiring former staff, finding clients from around the country, paying the former staff and lobbyists who would then raise money, and it did create this scene of influence that did not sit well with a lot of people. that is part of the reason why these ended up going away, but they are going to try and make this system cleaner and narrower, and get people to understand what they can do with this money. host: democrats, (202)-7

deadly blunder and it was a bit before that in that month that a staffer on the house transportation and infrastructure committee, which had been getting regular releases of documents from boeing got a release and and the call from boeing was take a look at the one on the top and the one on the top was the messages which became infamous where mark forkner this pilot appeared to already know about the potential problems with the software before the plane was delivered during those hearings dennis mullenberg. showed some distance from mr. forkner he was asked about this these messages ted cruz sort of confronted if you remember the scene where ted cruz is confronting dennis muellenberg over these messages and dennis mullenberg said we're not quite at this point foreigner had left the company and he said we're not quite sure what mr. forkner met. we think he was talking about a simulator in development and my reporting shows that he had every reason to know exactly what mr. forkner meant because mr. forkner's lawyer was paid by boeing through boeing zone director and officer liability insurance. so it was a bit of

nonprofit organizations for proposals on projects to improve equity in education, transportation, housing and healthcare county committee will choose several of the proposals to be given final approval by voters. money for the project is expected to come from a federal grant. nearly 8000 people have been detained after deadly protests broke out last week in kazakhstan. the protests were over high fuel prices in the oil rich country after the government lifted its price cap on gas. government buildings and cars are all set on fire. the country's main airport was also stormed by protesters. kazakhstan's president reportedly ordered troops to shoot to kill demonstrators the protests have led to more than 160 deaths and thousands of injuries. top u. s. and russian officials met in geneva, switzerland, for high level talks on the situation in ukraine. the goal is to erase is to ease tensions over a russian military build up on its border with ukraine. tens of thousands of russian soldiers are currently at the border. joe biden administration warned russia that it could face economic sanctions if it invades ukraine. meantime

is pennsylvania congressman conor lamb, a democratic member of the house veterans affairs and transportation and infrastructure committees. he's also a u.s. senate candidate. welcome, sir. nice to see you again. first question, when you hear what the chair and vice chair of the january 6th committee said about their investigation today and you also look at the poll numbers we reported showing the attitudes of americans toward those events that took place on january 6th, what do you think the impact is going to be of the committee's findings? in fact, you're in a swing state so will the evidence and results change your constituents' minds? >> i think they will at the margins. what i see in the poll numbers is there's always going to be that hard core there who was so loyal to donald trump that they'll just deny reality at any cost. but if you look at the other numbers, one way to look at the 58% number is that that's a nice, healthy majority of people who basically see what happened, which is that trump bore a ton of responsibility for the violence that occurred that day and i think as the committee does its work, that ca

to improve equity and education, transportation, housing or healthcare. a county committee several of those proposals to be given final approval by voters. the money for those projects is expected to come from a federal grant. the coast guard has issued new safety regulations as a result of the 2000 and 19 boat fire that killed 34 people, including many scuba divers from the bay area. now the first rules to go into effect will include requirements to install fire detection and suppression equipment, better escape routes from below deck and a night watchman will also be necessary for boats with overnight passengers. the captain of that dive boat conception is facing 34 counts of manslaughter. and victims. families have also filed wrongful death lawsuits against the boat owners. a dramatic overtime win for the 40 niners coming up sportscenter. joe fonzi has more on the instant classic of a game that got the niners to the playoffs and more on its historical significance. i'm tracking a minor warming trend for the days ahead. better details for in thes ago today, joe montana fo

joining me right now is south carolina congresswoman and house transportation and infrastructure committeeu. thanks very much for being here. your reaction to nancy pelosi going for another term? >> right. nancy pelosi might get reelected in her gerrymander district this year but she's not going to be speaker of the house again because republicans are going to win the majority this year. if she wants to be the minority leader next session, i guess she and the democrats can make that decision next year when we rule the house. maria: well, let's talk about that because when you look at her district in california, it's a mess, congresswoman. i mean, the crime spikes, the smash and grabs, the boxes on the train tracks just really -- governor gavin newsom said it looked like a third world country and it does. why is it that we don't see any accountability for her own district? you say she may get reelected in her own district but what has she done for that district? >> i mean, what has the left done for the american people over the last year? because it's not just nancy pelosi's district that's

on >> right now we take you back to the house transportation and infrastructure committee on cyber security >> private sector securities and agencies including the faa. however,a cyber attack on one portion of the sector can rohave cascading effects on the entire system with devastating impact to the public . can you describe from a cyber security perspective how the faa a assists and supports the aviation sector? >> absolutely, thank you for that question congressman. that faa engages with industry on several fronts. we are a regulator and a collaborator. from a collaboration perspective, we engage with much of the aviation community through efforts like the aviation isat which we are close partners with. the coordination council, manufacturers association and of course through our primary engage and the cyber initiative. in these engagements we share best practices and standards, and guidance and we promote information share. as a regulator we work directly with manufacturers and you know, standards to ensure that these two are kind of married up and do so. using it industry standards and

transportation committee, what's next? you going to name eric swalwell to the house intelligence committee? right, that already happened. why not name aoc to the house financial services committee. oh yeah, that happened, too. i'm not going to call it ageism. but i think we have to have some common sense here. perhaps a few folks in the audience are not going to like it. why can't we pass a law that says if you were born before world war ii began you need to retake your driver's test after the age of x. not the written part that's a special kind of hell. actual driving part. all yell at me on twitter. in all seriousness, here you have an 81-year-old house speaker nancy pelosi, currently 33% approval still making decisions. like cancun on spring break at 3:00 a.m. >> there are no good decisions. trust me. by the way parking fiasco from a few years ago least of anyone's worries. eleanor holmes norton went on colbert and bought an american flag with 51 stars on it hell bent to make washington, d.c. a state so she can become a u.s. senator. fortunately, there it is. democrats can't pass anything without blowing up the filib

joining me now texas congressman colin allred, member of the house foreign affairs, veteran affairs and the transportation and infrastructure committeeslred, good it see you. thank you for coming to "the sunday show." >> thank you for having me on. >> talk about why the fact that there are so many people who believe in the big lie running for state -- for state boards of elections and secretaries of state is so alarming. >> yeah. why do we know brad raffensperger name? the georgia secretary of state, because donald trump called him and asked him to find votes to allow him to beat joe biden in that state in the last election. it was because of the integrity of the officials like mr. raffensperger that did not happen in the last election. so now what we're seeing across the country in in swing states like arizona, michigan, georgia, is folks running for office to represent in the secretary of state positions where they oversea the elections who are committed to this idea of the big lie, committed to the idea that really whatever the result is seems like they'll be willing to turn it in donald trump's favor. >> i'm going to put up anothe

on january 4, 2022, be jointly referred to the committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs and the committee on science, commerce and transportation. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, finally, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, ited adjourn until 11:00 a.m. thursday, january 20, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for the use later in the day, and the senate be in the period of morning business, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: for the information of senators, we expect a roll call vote on confirmation of the thomas nomination at 12:00 noon. if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until follow the senate live we may return here on c-span2. ♪♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government fun

senate on january 4, 2022, be jointly referred to the committees on banking, housing and urban affairs and the committee on commerce,science and transportation i ask unanimous consent to withdraw. mr. president, ... i ask unanimous consent that the appointment at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i have six requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the foreign relations committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 2471 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 2471, an act to measure the progress of postdisaster recovery and efforts to address corruption, governance, rule of law and media freedoms in haiti. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the substitute amendm

transportation and infrastructure committees. take it away. >> thank you. her holding today's member day hearing. while i am disappointed today's hearing is not before the full committee on house administration, i recognize the importance of the security and integrity of our nations elections and i appreciate the collaborative efforts in the homeland security realm and how it overlaps and we will continue to work to make that effort going forward. as we look forward to a new year , and a likely new majority, i would like to bring attention to an issue. i know we -- people focus on. as a husband and father, i can attest to the fact that threats of violence against members of congress and their families are a deeply personal issue. -- i also know the deep sense of responsibility that many of us feel that those threats are directed at our staff. >> simply put, we know that instances of these threats are increasing dramatically, stretching the resources of capitol police and the sergeant at arms. in may, capitol police reported a 107% increase in threats against members compared to 20. as the year comes to an end, we have a more complete picture. as of this week, more than 9000 co

house, same call. without objection, this motion is approved unanimously. madame clerk, please call item 34. >> item 4 was considered by the land use and transportation committee as a regular meeting on monday december 13 and was not sent as a committee report. >> president walton: thank you, madame clerk. seeing no one on the roster -- >> clerk: mr. president, that matter is mooted, not before the board. >> president walton: got it. thank you, madame clerk. my apologies, colleagues. please call item 35. >> item 35 was considered by the rules committee at a regular meeting on monday, december 13 and was forwarded as a committee report. item 35 is a motion confirming the appointment of jesus gabrielle to the police commission. >> president walton: thank you so much, madame clerk. supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: yes, i wanted to thank the rules committee for the excellent work you did vetting candidates for the police commission. i read that chair peskin called it an embarrassment of riches after a long period of not having candidates up to the task. and i did not envy your decision, because you had two amazing candidates before you, jesus and david risk.

house, same call. without objection, this motion is approved unanimously. madame clerk, please call item 34. >> item 4 was considered by the land use and transportation committee as a regular meeting on monday december 13 and was not sent as a committee report. >> president walton: thank you, madame clerk. seeing no one on the roster -- >> clerk: mr. president, that matter is mooted, not before the board. >> president walton: got it. thank you, madame clerk. my apologies, colleagues. please call item 35. >> item 35 was considered by the rules committee at a regular meeting on monday, december 13 and was forwarded as a committee report. item 35 is a motion confirming the appointment of jesus gabrielle to the police commission. >> president walton: thank you so much, madame clerk. supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: yes, i wanted to thank the rules committee for the excellent work you did vetting candidates for the police commission. i read that chair peskin called it an embarrassment of riches after a long period of not having candidates up to the task. and i did not envy your decision, because you had two amazing candidates before you, jesus and david risk.