Mr. Chairman, my friend Mr. Dent has proposed an increase in an appropriation for a worthy purpose, to install inward-facing cameras on Amtrak locomotives, but his amendment offers another example of why the overall allocation in this…

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition with considerable enthusiasm. It is as though what I said 5 minutes ago about the deficiencies of this bill--this whole budget strategy that has left us so unable to address our needs--it is as…

Mr. Chairman, I do want to take a little extra time to mention some things connected to this that I think need to come to our colleagues' attention. First of all, this is not an ideal offset that Mr. Nadler has chosen. This is simply an…

Mr. Chairman, I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. Mr. DeFAZIO. Then Amtrak, they cut Amtrak by $251 million in its capital accounts. On the day that we had the Amtrak crash, they cut the capital acquisition account for Amtrak…

Madam Chair, I appreciate the chairman's yielding. I want to echo his opposition to this amendment, and I want to echo his praise for the reality check that the gentleman from Illinois has provided us tonight. At various times in the…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), our distinguished ranking member of the full committee.

Mr. Chairman, I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), our colleague who is the ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Mr. DeFAZIO. I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, we have…

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. We have only recently received it, and I haven't fully analyzed it; but, on the face of it, it does appear to be shifting the support among private enforcement and public enforcement…

Madam Chairman, I want to commend my colleague, who does such distinguished work in housing and financial services on her committee, for coming in to this debate today and calling attention to the importance of the TIGER program, and I…

Mr. Chairman, I have no further speakers, so I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Cuellar), a distinguished member of our Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. As for the ideas that are being thrown back and forth here tonight about highway safety and driver safety, the advocates for highway and auto safety who are looking at this bill and…

Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to how much time both sides have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina has 14 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Florida has 15 minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment which, purely and simply, would end intercity passenger rail for our Nation. I remind colleagues, there is not a single mode of transportation in this country that is not…

I thank the chairman. I am proud to lend my full support to the chairman's bill to fund our transportation systems that are so vital to moving this country forward. Mr. Chairman, important needs of our industries and countless businesses…

I am also pleased to support the committee's language that would continue to prohibit the use of funds to enforce the restart provisions of hours-of-service rules for our truck drivers. The trucking industry does not need more regulations…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 1506. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator…