ladies and gentlemen, the honorable jerry moran. united states dinner from kansas. three years after kansas became a state, statuary hall, where we are today was established in 1864 and each state was granted two statutes of citizens who were, quote, illustrious for their historic renown or for for distinguished civic or military service. as each state may deem worthy of this national commemoration. over in the rotunda stands one bronze statue of the kansan dwight the eisenhower general and former president of the united states. and for more than a century, standing in this location has been a kansas statement statesman. john ingalls, who proudly represented our state as our second statue today, we have a new kansan to represent our state in the u.s. capitol. someone recognized for her historic renown as an aviator, but also someone who broke barriers, created opportunities for others, and captivated the attention of the world with her adventuresome spirit. kansas amelia earhart. with dwight eisenhower and now amelia earhart. kansas officially has two of the most ic

ladies and gentlemen, the honorable jerry moran. united states dinner from kansas. three years after kansas became a state, statuary hall, where we are today was established in 1864 and each state was granted two statutes of citizens who were, quote, illustrious for their historic renown or for for distinguished civic or military service. as each state may deem worthy of this national commemoration. over in the rotunda stands one bronze statue of the kansan dwight the eisenhower general and former president of the united states. and for more than a century, standing in this location has been a kansas statement statesman. john ingalls, who proudly represented our state as our second statue today, we have a new kansan to represent our state in the u.s. capitol. someone recognized for her historic renown as an aviator, but also someone who broke barriers, created opportunities for others, and captivated the attention of the world with her adventuresome spirit. kansas amelia earhart. with dwight eisenhower and now amelia earhart. kansas officially has two of the most ic

. >> reporter: senator jerry moran, who said he is worried about farmers being able to ship ship their crops, says congress should act. >> i will utilize my opportunity opportunity as a member of the , the senate, as a member of congress, for congressional intervention and work to shield the impact of a rail shutdown across the nation. >> reporter: the biden administration says it is working on contingency plans, including adding truckers to thg the struggling industry to keep goods moving. skyler henry, cbs news, washington. > >> amtrak canceled long distance distance train starting tomorrow, since they use tracks owned by major railroad compani. railroad companies. the strike would also impact some caltrain service in san jose, because tht because that corridor is owned by union pacific, whose workers will be part of that strike. caltrain says it has been working on bridges as alternatives. > >> meanwhile, bart is getting ready for work that will disrupt yellow line service for several several upcoming weekends. trains of been going through the the area at reduced speeds after a trai

thank you senator warren, senator jerry moran from kansas. >> thank you.e start with you director steven seitz. concern has been expressed with you and some of my colleagues with private equity firms, however that term is defined, in a short time horizon, for the investments in insurers and that's maybe willing to engage in risky activities. can you tell me if there are insurers that have been purchased by private equity that have been sold or up for sale, indicating a quick turnaround? >> thank you, senator, it's an issue that we are closely monitoring. particularly over the last, i think as commissioner kathleen birrane mentioned, we have seen an activity in this area over the past couple of years and particularly for these blocks of business, it's an area that we are continuing to monitor. >> the question, though was are there examples of where insurance companies purchased by private equity are than in a short fashion, sold? >> i don't want to speak to any specific transactions, but generally what we have seen is that they are not making those types of