If we don't have that conversation with you, we don't deserve to ask for your vote.

That is one of the most important, if not the most important, infrastructure projects in the country.

This is the linchpin between New York and points north and west and all of our service to the south and southwest.

I appreciate what you are doing to bring Amtrak Northeast Corridor into the 21st century.

What are partner agencies on the commission doing to facilitate greater use of the corridor's electrification?

All of this funding, all of these projects, and all the benefits that future generations will enjoy would not be possible without our efforts in the 117th Congress when it passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in this Chamber and sent…

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law further invests $36 billion in the Federal State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program.

What percentage of stations across the Amtrak network are currently ADA compliant?

Thank you. I appreciate both of you gentlemen staying here and--well, Chairman, as I look at both sides of the aisle, it looks like it is just you and me.

For the first time, this mode of transportation has guaranteed funding for multiple years.

That is why I introduced the One-Seat-Ride Act, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of a one-seat-ride trip versus a transfer trip option during peak hours on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley…

This is a crucial hearing because many of my constituents and all New Jerseyans understand that Amtrak service is critical to our economy and to our livelihood.

The $100 billion in funding for rail projects included in this monumental law is a game changer for communities nationwide.

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

The Northeast Corridor is unique as it is one of the few electrified rail corridors in the country.

Amtrak must work to attract customers and revenue and operate as a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars.

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

Can I, again, have your commitment in public that that space is reserved for that flyover to hit at pace so we can ensure that the one-seat-ride is successful on the Raritan Valley Line?