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The District is treated as a state for Federal programs with very, very few exceptions, most of them simply oversights or failures to update.

I congratulate you on assuming the chair and on the achievement of your Federal paid family leave act.

Mr. Giuliani was a, quote, 'hand grenade who's going to blow everybody up,' unquote.

I am writing on behalf of the National Retail Federation to provide our views for the record of your December 5, 2019 hearing entitled 'Where's My Stuff? Examining the Economic, Environmental, and Societal Impacts of Freight…

Thank you for holding the hearing.

Without appropriate planning for last-mile infrastructure, we run the risk of not only congestion, but total gridlock in urban areas.

Consumers now expect that anything can be delivered to their doorstep in a few days, sometimes a few hours.

Facilitating commerce and goods movements is a fundamental role of the Federal Government, and one of the essential responsibilities of this Committee.

I am committed to looking at a range of solutions under the purview of this committee to move trucking towards zero emissions.

Facilitating commerce and goods movement is a fundamental role the Federal Government is supposed to do.

The condition of the U.S. freight transportation system is vital to American competitiveness, and especially the retail industry.

Thank you very much. You will note the interest in this committee in multimodal investments, multimodal approaches.

We strongly believe that the best approach toward achieving lower carbon emissions, is to avoid prescriptive regulations, and focus on performance standards that would provide maximum flexibility to innovate.

The U.S. freight infrastructure has suffered from decades of underinvestment, leading retailers to fear that future growth in global commerce will be stalled.

I cannot state enough our support for getting USMCA done as soon as possible.

Each day on average, over 100 people are killed and nearly 7,500 more are injured in motor vehicle crashes.

Truck crashes deaths continue to rise; immediate action is needed.

We encourage you to take action preventing deaths and injuries as part of any legislative package advanced by your Committee.