Because the national average or the State average doesn't tell us anything about Chelsea.

When it comes to approaches to improve air quality, one size does not fit all from block to block all across our Country.

We can't accept that, and we have to do a better job of understanding it.

Electrification would improve service, would reduce long-term maintenance costs, would help us meet our climate goals.

Transitioning to an electric system would be costly, but right now the Commonwealth has a large budget surplus and is set to receive record amounts of Federal funding from the infrastructure bill.

How did we get to a point where people are literally dying on the T?

Prioritizing safety and service should not be either/or. It should be both/and.

I share the FTA's concerns.

I look forward to the report in August. I am going to hold you to that.

Democrats have the tools to fight back, we just need to use them.

I have been on this committee now for over 20 years, and we had a grave problem in the mortgage and banking area.

That exposure did a lot, I think. It didn't fix everything, but it certainly moved the needle.

What we did in part was we gathered data on the banks, we looked at the investments they were making in minority areas.

Housing is a fundamental human right, yet across the country and in my district, the Massachusetts 7th, millions of people do not have access to a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home.

This is probably one of the most pernicious problems that I deal with in our district.

This is unsustainable, and our most-vulnerable constituents are drowning financially because they cannot afford these rent increases.

Are there any protections that are available now, under today's circumstances, that were not available then that might prevent us from going into a similar tailspin?

I got 10 cities. I got hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people all together right next to the suboxone clinic.