These essential workers delivered for our nation.
We refused to follow the old 'blank check for corporations' bailout playbook, especially for airlines.
This was purposely done so federal funding would be directed to frontline workers for our pay and benefits and to prevent growing inequality...
Millions of frontline transportation workers have worked through the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Adam Hersh estimates that the IIJA's additional infrastructure spending will support--pretty precise here--772,400 jobs.
When faced with crumbling transportation infrastructure that had been neglected for years, we delivered.
And when faced with a climate crisis and a desperate need for Government leadership in order to decarbonize, again, we delivered with separa...
Donald Trump came in and promised us $2 trillion, delivered nothing.
It basically matched the funding we had put forward and incorporated some of the work we did.
I think we can be very proud of what we have accomplished, and in good part, generated by this committee.
We have a $100 billion deficit to bring transit up to a state of good repair, let alone providing new transit options to people to help them...
climate change is an existential threat to our nation and the world, and I'm glad we're finally taking action.
In the face of this challenge, we passed COVID relief: first the CARES Act, and then the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and then t...
This Congress passed three bills that will grow the economy, strengthen global competitiveness, create good-paying union jobs, can't be sent...
The Payroll Support Program worked, full stop.
We saved the aviation industry by keeping the employees paid and in status, not directing money as a bailout to the airlines themselves.
We appreciate this committee's efforts to solicit the concerns of airline workers who continue to bear the brunt of chronic understaffing.
We are thankful for Chair DeFazio's leadership and recognition that we are essential frontline workers...
