California has had 12 atmospheric rivers since late December. Damage to homes, communities, infrastructure is widespread across California.

Amtrak has the potential to transform transportation in this country, and we need to invest in it.

We do not have a grid. We can go to the moon, but we cannot send an electron from one part of the country to another.

Isn't it fair to say that if what we want to do is enable developing nations, including those in Africa, to reduce their carbon footprint as they grow their economy, we are going to have to be the country that delivers that type of infrastructure, because China certainly is not doing that today?

Amtrak is a lifeline for so many communities and we need to ensure its continued success.

Amtrak is essential to our transportation system and economy, and we need to invest in it.

First, I want to stress the importance of investing in public transportation that prioritizes decongesting our roads, increases sustainability, and supports regional housing planning.

My legislation, the Reopen and Rebuild America's Schools Act, H.R. 604, would invest $100 billion in grants and $30 billion in bonding authority targeted at high-poverty schools.

I would like to see a lot of improvement in Amtrak, existing Amtrak.

I am hopeful that President Biden's recently proposed $80 billion plan for Amtrak will include a significant, transformative investment.

This week, I reintroduced the Build More Housing Near Transit Act, which would help incentivize a more thoughtful approach to building new housing during the construction of large transit projects.

This week I reintroduced the Build More Housing Near Transit Act, H.R. 2483, that would help incentivize a more thoughtful approach to building housing during the construction of large transit projects.

So any infrastructure bill should also include investments in workers, so that they will have the skills needed to build and expand a cleaner and greener infrastructure.

We need to make substantial investment in the Amtrak system to make it a viable and enticing public transportation option.

We need to be investing in our infrastructure, in its modernization and expansion.

We will secure our elections and our critical infrastructure to protect our democracy.

I express continued U.S. support to Pakistan to build infrastructure and organizational capacity to counter natural disasters.

We need to invest in the infrastructure that keeps us that way and not just when something bad happens.