Heidi Alexander: “if I might ask the Senator from Missouri to go ahead of me, if that is agreeable with the Senator from Washington. The…”

I am here this morning to talk about a hearing that we had in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee this morning that affects 20 million families who have to fill this out every year. This is called the FAFSA. Usually, there…

I thought the Senator from Arizona made a very commonsense proposal. We are in a position here in the Congress that we often find ourselves in: We have different opinions-- dramatically different opinions in some cases. What she said was…

We’re working quickly with the rail industry and local partners to support passengers.

This is a signal of the importance the government places on the need for expansion and will be an important additional factor in the planning balance.