The recent appropriations bill saw $5 million for each of these two programs.

I think it is very important that we move quickly on this.

Lewis University is a critical piece in training the next generation of aviation workers.

I partnered with Ranking Member Graves on section 625 for the establishment of two new programs for workforce development.

The notion that the way a community experiencing blocked grade crossings should try to solve the problem is to fill out a report and submit it to FRA or call the railroad and hope the railroad will unblock the crossing is not a solution.

The current amount authorized for the section 130 grade crossing program is nowhere near enough to fund one grade separation in my district, let alone the many that need to be done across the country.

I was pleased last year to work with my colleagues in the State of Illinois to secure funding for a critical grade separation at 63rd and/or 65th and Harlem in Chicago.

America has a freight rail network that is the envy of the world, and that network helps make American businesses more efficient, helping to create jobs.

CSX is submitting this letter and request it be included in the hearing record in response to certain testimony...

Thank you for allowing public input on the testimony given at the Hearing on Tracking Toward Zero: Improving Grade Crossing Safety and Addressing Community Concerns from February 5, 2020.

I grew up 100 yards from railroad tracks, so I know firsthand the impact of living near a railroad.