Laura Richardson: “In times like these, there is no aisle. We are all serving the public.”

I am deeply troubled, living in a port community where we bring 40 to 45 percent of the entire nation's cargo goes through my district.

1 percent is not exactly equity.

We have an opportunity to leave this generation with a world-class high-speed rail system.

It is an expression of our commitment to the American public, and a contract that we cannot deny.