The demand for more frequent, more reliable passenger rail service is real.

Payment of lavish executive bonuses when Amtrak services and revenues remain below prepandemic levels, and financial losses appear permanent, seem inappropriate, wasteful and disrespectful to Amtrak's nonexecutive frontline employees and…

I look forward to hearing from both of our witnesses today about the difference this budget certainty has made for them in developing and sustaining programs.

I celebrate the return of the service and note, though, that it took 3 years to restore.

I strongly urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1579, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I, too, am pleased to see that the author of the bill, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer), is here to speak on his very fine piece of legislation that we are all supportive of, in a bipartisan manner, H.R. 2593, and I reserve…

I strongly urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 2593, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I strongly urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2793, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Once again, I urge all my colleagues to support H.R. 2593, a wonderful piece of bipartisan legislation that is going to help our seniors have the kind of financial security that they need going forward. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…

I would just simply urge my colleagues to support H.R. 835, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I strongly urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2812, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I am happy to inform the ranking member that we may be a bit out of order here. My deepest apologies, and we will be returning to that order right after this bill is finished.

I simply urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2610, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I am a big believer that less government involvement in business is the best policy, but when it comes to crypto, it seems like we are living in the Wild West.

I strongly urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2608, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I just want to impress on you the impact that you have on the taxpayers.

To my colleagues on this committee representing gulf communities, I share the frustration you and your constituents have undoubtedly experienced.

It took 17 years to get agreement there to restart service after Hurricane Katrina.