The extent to which your platforms engulf our lives is reminiscent to the all-encompassing entities we have seen over the past century.

we have got to make sure that we are pursuing all of the above.

Safety is a top priority of this Department.

I am very interested in the work of the NETT Council and will want to engage that body and make sure the Department can be an advocate and a partner for innovators and for users alike.

the decarbonization of freight is no less important than the decarbonization of passenger travel.

If we lose our national maritime industry, it might not return and the consequences would be devastating.

Wise transportation investments are key to making the American dream accessible for all, leading our global competitors in innovation.

I certainly think it is important that we have healthy revenue sources for the maintenance of these rest areas.

Ultimately, there is no reason America shouldn't be capable of powering every electric vehicle that we produce.

You should not have to own a car to prosper in this country, no matter what kind of community you are living in.

If you can't take for granted that you can get a glass of clean, safe drinking water out of the tap when you are starting your day, that your family is going to be safe, then that wrecks so many other things in your life.

Now is the time to finally address major inequities, including those caused by highways that were built through Black and Brown communities.

I think we are right at the cusp of seeing what we do about it.

Thank you, Chairs Doyle and Schakowsky and Ranking Members Latta and Bilirakis, for holding this joint subcommittee meeting hearing.

We don't want to be first if it imperils us vis-a-vis our adversary, which is the Chinese Communist Party.

I hope that the administration could reengage with the FCC on this issue.

If we had the kind of dedicated and predictable funding source that you are describing, I believe we would make a big difference to the ability to plan and make responsible and strategic infrastructure decisions when it comes to the future…

We will absolutely make sure that FRA investments, as with investments across DOT, are robust in being directed as much as we can beef up in a way that is equitable.