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It is a statistic that really is, it is stunning, and it is something we just have to change.

You cannot have kids who learn in classrooms if they are worried about their safety.

I hope we can get that through the Congress.

I am very pleased to be able to be back, and of course, anxious to hear from our panels today.

I think it is important that the commitments that have been made be carried out.

My fear is that like so many policy initiatives that we start in Indian Country, it has a stop-start type practice to it.

I want to express my appreciation to you for your leadership on this important issue.

We must work together to address the challenges facing our tribes.

An efficient national passenger rail system is a crucial element of the American transportation system.

These are truly exciting times for those of us who have long been advocates of passenger rail.

It's also a great financial risk to taxpayers if the selection and management of this project is not wisely carried out.

The funding that has been made available for high-speed rail in the President's budget is an opportunity.

We need a balanced transportation system, and high-speed rail is part of that balanced equation.

It's a way of bonding for capital improvements.

If we increase the cost of transportation in our intermodal system because of congestion, the price of your grain and the price of your beef is going to go up, and America will become less competitive and less competitive.

Yes, that would be great.

I think the important thing is that we do no harm.

It would be nice if there was a way of harmonizing that with what the States require.