"These realities highlight the quality of life, economic development, safety, and mobility benefits we can achieve through investments in rural areas."
"The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is helping rural communities respond to these challenges."
"Rural communities play a crucial role in our economy."
"A key part of realizing equity in transportation systems is ensuring smaller communities can succeed in accessing funding."
"We thank Representative Larsen for that."
"Transit allows them to save money. And these are the people that work, for instance, at Walmart."
"You mentioned a challenge, or maybe you didn't see it as a challenge, but the service you provide for folks who are disabled or homebound."
"Our Tribes deserve safe roads that their families can enjoy, and roads that can safely transport goods across our State."
"I believe the preservation of the four Lower Snake River Dams is absolutely critical and important to the State of Washington."
"If it comes to fruition, the results will be catastrophic."
"Are you, through this recommendation, admitting that the administration is recommending policies that represent de facto breaching of the dams?"
"Congressman Newhouse and I just reintroduced a bill, called the Blue Ocean Energy Innovation Act, which would supercharge some of the work that is happening at PNNL and the Sequim Lab to develop blue ..."
