On the recordJune 30, 2020
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this en bloc amendment which is comprised of 34 individual amendments touching upon various areas of rail, aviation, water, and FEMA policy. This includes amendments that: Increase safety precautions for transportation workers and passengers during COVID-19; Expand Buy America and offer higher incentives to the RRIF Federal rail loan program; Devote additional resources towards improving the ecological health of the San Francisco Bay and the New River in California; Direct the EPA to monitor local drug consumption through an examination of traces of narcotics in wastewater; Direct the U.S. GAO to study potential affordability and racial disparities in providing water and wastewater rate assistance; Direct the U.S.…
