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Barbara Mikulski

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Barbara Mikulski served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017, making her the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history. A member of the Democratic Party, she was known for her strong advocacy for women's rights, healthcare, and veterans' issues. Throughout her tenure, Mikulski played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at improving access to healthcare and supporting social programs.

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Mar 3, 2010

Well, thank you very much. Last year, the Commerce--Justice made sure that we carved out $2 million for your office to help with the oversight, not to do it in a schoolmarmish way, but we need a lot of red alerts and alarms and--to know…

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Mar 3, 2010

Yes, but that's not $87 million. So, you want to hire more commercial officers to be in foreign countries.

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Mar 3, 2010

I would encourage the Congress to look at that, both for Metro here, but for everybody around the country.

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Mar 3, 2010

Well, it seems to be that there needs to be a mechanism of communication between labor and management.

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Mar 3, 2010

I have fought to put dollars in the Federal checkbook to support the Department's efforts to combat terrorism and violent crime.

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Mar 3, 2010

We often in Congress will provide money for staff, but then not for training or for technology that maximizes the efficacy of what they are doing.

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Mar 3, 2010

I think the biggest role of Congress is we are in the prevention business.

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Mar 3, 2010

Spending excesses will not be tolerated.

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Mar 3, 2010

I also believe that we need to pass not only the President's budget, but I think we need to pass what the President is recommending in rail reform, giving FTA more authority.

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Mar 3, 2010

I think those are very good observations.

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Mar 3, 2010

Those 3 months are really the follow-up months.

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Mar 3, 2010

I presume that would be based on the rate of return, by then.

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Mar 3, 2010

We are really proud of law enforcement because they knew where to go.

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Mar 3, 2010

the March 2010 audit of Metro's safety program by the Federal Transit Administration, requested by Senator Mikulski.

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Mar 3, 2010

That's how we'll do it, but we're--again, we're into the cost overrun.

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Mar 3, 2010

Because I know this subcommittee--on a bipartisan effort, if there is one thing we really do support it is the COPS program and the Byrne grants.

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Mar 3, 2010

Well, what about the safety and the safety training and the safety officer?

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Mar 3, 2010

I want to acknowledge that you did oversight of the project, and I know--I believe you have been personally involved in overseeing this.

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Mar 3, 2010

This plan would destroy decades of U.S. space supremacy by pinning our hopes for success on unproven commercial companies.

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Mar 3, 2010

We need to have strong management at NOAA, and we'll come back to that.

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Mar 3, 2010

Thank you very much, Administrator Bolden.

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Mar 3, 2010

It hasn't improved because the employees who would utilize that type of system don't know that it even exists.

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Mar 3, 2010

So if, in fact, you say to these bold, innovative companies on which we are now betting the future of our astronauts going to the space station or in a low orbit there is going to be a safety standard, but we won't have it complete until…

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