My story is not the only one. As of June 30th, per CRS, only 25 percent of the funds provided by the CARES Act have been used by States and local governments.

I was very proud to vote for the CARES Act and for four, total, bipartisan packages.

I want to thank Chairman Lipinski for holding this hearing, and I want to thank our witnesses for attending.

I believe that future is still out there for Amtrak.

Many of the members of this committee say, if you increase election security, you suppress voters.

We provide free photo IDs to individuals that need them, along with the underlying document.

If there ever was a question as to whether this committee is 100 percent politically focused, today's hearing is making that crystal-clear.

It is critical Congress takes steps to fight the threat of such a loss of STEM talent and 'brain drain.'

They are the largest performers of basic research, which drives scientific and technological discovery in this country.

I look forward to hearing our testimonies, and having a productive session. I yield back.

I look forward to hearing Mr. Flynn's update on Amtrak's COVID-19 response.

Today is also Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn's first appearance before the Committee since taking over in April.

I think these ten resource networks are something that we are seeing both in the private and certainly in our Federal financial regulator system, and it is something that is very positive.

It is in a company's best interest to hire and develop a diverse workforce and create an inclusive work environment.

Why were the other world leaders there? How did they manage to get there? Why was the rain not a problem for them?

That's the commander in chief they've got. That's why his numbers are plummeting with active military right now.

I will tell you, the military leadership that has been maligned last week, you know, it's so funny because Trump spends days saying, I didn't criticize the military and then has a press conference and criticized the active duty military…

this is an awful disease, and we should not force anybody to go stand in line and--making them susceptible to this deadly virus.