Eleanor Holmes Norton

I have introduced a bill to bar a citizenship question on the census.

If anything, I am surprised, perhaps shocked, that we have had to put the matter of electronic recordkeeping into statutory form to make sure it has happened. We are deep into the electronic era, and perhaps, when you put a matter into…

I want to thank each and every one of the witnesses for this informative testimony.

Some of this is rooted in poor planning that ultimately results in gentrification, or displacement

There is nothing more precious than having your own gavel.

The need for better transit-oriented development that breaks down the silos in which planning for transit and housing projects currently occur

The fastest growing city, I believe, in the United States--Mayor Ron Nirenberg.

We need an additional $32 billion just to bring our assets to a state of good repair

The FAST Act papered it over.

We have to make the case to America, we have to make the case to this administration.

There is no transit system in the world that makes money.

We need a long-term vision. We need long-term funding.

We need to do something real, and it is long overdue.

It is time for Congress to step up and address the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.

Moving a surface transportation authorization bill is the top priority of the Subcommittee this Congress.

It is time for us to come to order and begin.

I particularly look forward to collaborating with my good friend, the ranking member, Mr. Davis, and with Members on both sides of the aisle.

I have another very important committee meeting going on right now.

We need to restore and maintain the roads, bridges, and transit systems we have.

Are they crazy? We need more transit. That is clean energy.

We need to establish a more stable, long-term, and sustainable revenue source to both meet the needs of our growing economy

There is a reason for that.

I am very concerned that, that report card showed no way to measure, no way to know, even if we are making progress.

This is an exquisitely important hearing.

I am concerned that the failures of the Office of Drug Control Policy may be a failure in leadership.