Jeff Denham: “So, Mr. Chairman, we have an opportunity here to help Amtrak build on this considerable success.”

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title V, insert the following: SEC. 5__. FEDERAL AUTHORITY. (a) In General.--Section 14501(c)…

System-wide, this will save the VA millions of dollars each year and directly improve safety and healthcare for our veterans.

$10.6 billion? And while we are waiting for that funding gap to come in, whatever that new revenue is, will we have high-speed rail on that segment?

Continuing with my family, Sonia, from our earliest days of dating and putting up with the travels of my commitment to serve my country in the Air Force, to my kids facing the challenges of traveling in this job, I thank them. I also want…