In less than 2 years, the Federal Government has now committed $10.5 billion to intercity and high-speed rail.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all Amtrak stations are supposed to be accessible by July 26 this year.
In fiscal year 2010, Amtrak committed to spending $144 million on station improvements to bring the rail system into com...
It's about people's civil rights. And it's not going to get any easier in the next 5 years, so I'm going to continue to ...
Well, you've requested a billion dollars. Can you tell us how much you expect to use for intercity projects and how much...
Efficient rail transportation in America ties our community together. It creates jobs and boosts the economy and reduces...
I know families in my home State of Washington deeply value our Amtrak service.
This subcommittee has seen too many budget requests from previous administrations that would have guaranteed the bankrup...
this subcommittee is a strong supporter of infrastructure spending. That's what we do, and we believe in it.
I think we all are.
It was an overwhelming event, and I know that all the families here are suffering terribly.
obviously, what we're doing is just delaying the safety of our mine workers.
Is there an increased penalty for contested violations?
OK. I appreciate that.
I think we need to understand that. We need to know if there's something we can do in the law to make sure that inspecto...
I want to thank you for having this hearing to recognize the men and women who we have lost on the job, and to talk abou...
We lost seven workers, and it's just had a huge impact.
Well, Mr. Chairman, this is a serious problem.
