U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that the tonnage of freight moving by rail is going to increase by 88 percent through 2035.

This is a successful project because it was a public-private partnership.

I thank Chairman Thune for calling this hearing and all of the witnesses for being here today.

It benefits no one to have so many people living in abject poverty. That's why I believe we must renew the trade preference program for Haiti.

we have to protect a free and open Internet.

I would hope you would want to preserve that authority somewhere in the expert agency so they could adjust to technology and market conditions.

Investment will happen. The question is how much.

So what was wildly successful with regard to the wireless industry, are you saying that that cannot be applied to broadband?

We need to ensure that the Internet remains open.

Access to broadband research and the broadband Internet service is no longer a luxury item.

I look forward continuing the work with you in this committee's proud tradition of working in a bipartisan fashion.