Arizona and Phoenix--and Tucson, in particular--were the largest cities in the United States without access to passenger rail service.

The infrastructure plan that was passed by this Congress invested in passenger rail, and the Amtrak CEO called the bill 'absolutely transformational.'

Amtrak has proposed connecting Arizona's two large and fast-growing metropolitan areas, Phoenix and Tucson, with frequent and reliable passenger rail service.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments that will accelerate the pace of Superfund and brownfield cleanup projects across our country.

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Stanton of Arizona moves to reconsider the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2278. Motion to Table…

I stand in support of the ALLIES Act. I believe, as my colleagues have stated so eloquently, that we have a moral obligation and a duty to take care of those who protected and safeguarded American troops in Afghanistan. Future allies will…

I thank the chairman for his incredible leadership up to this point and moving forward as we get the INVEST in America Act passed in this House and soon signed by the President of the United States. It is bold. It is transformative. And it…

We have advocated this for a long period of time, we have gotten verbal assurances.

It is a critically important project to me, as a former mayor of Phoenix.

There is no area of our country where the need for significant investments in water infrastructure is more acute than in our Tribal communities.

The chronic underinvestment has impacted not only the social, physical, and mental well-being of Tribal members, it has affected the ability of Tribes to fully leverage their economic potential.

Given the tremendous backlog of drinking water and sanitation projects across Indian Country and on the Navajo Nation, where an estimated $700 million would be needed to connect everyone with safe drinking water and basic sanitation.

What a fascinating hearing and an important hearing, so thank you for holding it.

we must invest in our water infrastructure and secure our water future.

I appreciate your swift action to rescind the Trump administration's requirement that transit agencies provide an additional 10 percent of local funding under the Capital Investment Grant Program.

Like Congressman Stanton, we too implore this Committee to not forget the extraordinary needs of our tribal communities.

We need the Federal Government to support light rail through Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, and beyond, and to support the construction of new highways, such as Interstate 11.

Congress hasn't always been the best partner when it comes to infrastructure.

It is critical to ensure projects of national and regional significance receive Federal support.

It is a cruel injustice that ignores the reality that they have lived for decades.

For far too long, residents across northwestern Arizona have been forgotten and victimized by the Federal Government.

Thousands of Arizonans have suffered from cancer, entire families have suffered from cancer, and far too many have died.

I am hopeful that because of your leadership, your support, today's hearing will be a much-needed turning point in decades-long pursuit of justice for downwinders.

This is a bipartisan issue. I know there are Members of the minority party in this Congress who care about this issue just as much as I do.

Time is running out for these Americans, and it is long past time that the Federal Government take responsibility for its actions.