We do think that there continues to be a place for private investment.

One thing we have been working on with the Department of Energy is better sourcing of some of the elements that go into batteries, for example, ideally in the United States and, if not in the United States, then in geopolitically…

We need to improve Amtrak's national fleet. No doubt about it. I am certain, and I would love for the committee to hear your efforts, sir, to continue to support and strengthen the great work that is being done at Beech Grove and oppose…

The first is to make the processes simpler on the front end.

This is also, though, a moment of enormous opportunity, with reason for optimism.

Nobody I know, certainly not me, thinks that all or even most Americans can easily afford electric vehicles.

Together, we have the opportunity to improve countless lives, support good-paying jobs, strengthen America's manufacturers.

Thanks to leaders like Chair DeFazio, Representative Young, and so many of you, we now have the most transformative transportation investment in most of our lifetimes.

We are talking about countries that are certainly rigorous in their labor standards and in their environmental standards.

Amtrak is working actively to restore Adirondack service.

I will give you just a few examples of the work we are supporting.

Justice40 is an opportunity to address gaps in transportation infrastructure and public services by working toward the goal that many of our grants, programs, and initiatives allocate at least 40 percent of the overall benefits from…

I think that we will learn a great deal through this first-ever round of applications coming in.

We're just not party to the litigation.

Every few days, we have another great announcement: Bridge repair programs that will help us move more goods more affordably and people more safely.

Yes. That is part of it.

The All Stations Accessibility Program is going to provide unprecedented dedicated resources to help upgrade legacy rail stations for people with disabilities.

thank you in particular, Chair DeFazio, for your 36 years of extraordinary service.