Political Quotes

One group of major industry stakeholders never celebrated the Staggers Act: railroad workers.

Lipinski also questioned the passenger railroad's decision to temporarily reduce service on most long-distance routes from daily to three times a week. He argued that such cuts were "misguided" and would weaken the rail service.

I believe that Congress needs to act quickly to prevent furloughs and avoid long-distance service cuts.

I was proud to have passed the American Manufacturing and Competitiveness Act in 2014 as part of a broader manufacturing legislation package requiring publication of a strategy for American leadership in advanced manufacturing.