Instead of taking the 'government-knows-best,' 'one-size-fits-all' approach, these laws provide our State, local, and private sector partners with the tools and flexibility to address their needs and to innovate.

Who actually believes that we can make aviation 'unnecessary' by building some vast high-speed rail system?

Instead of taking the Government-knows-all or one-size-fits-all approach, these laws provide the State, local, and private-sector partners with the tools and flexibility to address their needs and to innovate.

We don't have to live in a fairy tale. And that is where ideas like the Green New Deal come from.

We can all agree that we want clean air and clean water for our communities, and that we have to be prepared for the challenges posed by a sometimes harsh environment.

Who actually believes that we can make aviation unnecessary by building some vast high-speed rail system?

Another market-based policy is funding roads through a tax on vehicle miles traveled (VMT), as has been supported by Chairman DeFazio and ranking member Graves.

At the Federal level we need to ensure that our partners have the ability to keep innovating.

I thank--thank you, Mr. Chairman, for organizing this hearing and thank you to our witnesses for their time.

Supporting the Short Line Tax Credit, also known as 45G. For 12 years the short line tax credit has proven its worth.

Opposing any increase in truck size or length is critical to keeping freight on the rails.

That heavy-handed approach, envisioned by the Green New Deal, doesn't work. It just drives entire industries and communities right into the very earth we're all trying to protect.

I think we can all agree that we want clean air and clean water for our communities, and we have to be prepared for the challenges that are posed by a sometimes harsh environment.

I found that statistic interesting. It actually looked like it was going to be an increase in certain emissions.

I appreciate the gentlewoman's leadership in bringing this subject up here to the floor, to the American people, and to our colleagues. It is deeply disturbing to see what is happening across this country, as life is no longer valued and…

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the Committee on Rules and Administration has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 116th Congress. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, on behalf of myself and Senator Klobuchar, I ask…