Wall Street banks spent the ensuing years lobbying to roll back safeguards we passed in the wake of that crisis.

The railroads think that a train that is more than two miles long only needs one crew member.

Yeah. Well, we are going to push them because the uneven implementation of this around the country is concerning, especially in light of the ongoing risks to transit workers.

We are grateful for Senator Van Hollen, the chief sponsor of the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act.

I just want to make a mention of the Red Line in Baltimore. As we all know, this was a big priority of the Maryland delegation for a long time.

We all know what they really wanted to do--maximize profits, risks be damned.

I was really pleased that we were successful at including a lot of those provision in the Bipartisan Infrastructure modernization legislation.

We are working with the Commerce Committee to move that legislation forward quickly.

Well, I appreciate that, and we introduced work together on the National Transit Workforce Act as well, and I was pleased to see the FTA stand up the training center.

We are grateful for Senator Van Hollen, the chief sponsor of the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act.

We are so grateful to Senator Van Hollen, the chief sponsor of the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act.

I was really pleased that we were successful at including a lot of those provision in the Bipartisan Infrastructure modernization legislation.

Well, I appreciate that, and I understand from your testimony that right now FTA is relying on you, the ATU, to make determinations as to whether local transit agencies are in compliance.

Well, I appreciate that, and we introduced work together on the National Transit Workforce Act as well, and I was pleased to see the FTA stand up the training center.

I have to give accolades to Senator Chris Van Hollen because what he did not only was authoring the bill, he continued to have steady communications with the labor leaders and Maryland to ask them, 'How is it going?' 'Where are you at?'…

I just want to make a mention of the Red Line in Baltimore. As we all know, this was a big priority of the Maryland delegation for a long time.

For as long as we have had big banks, they have had too much power in this town.

We are grateful for Senator Van Hollen, the chief sponsor of the Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act.