Mike Bost: “We now are focused on getting the Major Richard Star Act across the finish line, to finally deliver combat-injured…”

The permitting process here is a mess. It is costly. It is slow. It is killing infrastructure projects.

I have no further speakers, I am ready to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

We must take decisive action to ensure the safety and security of this Nation's rail networks by passing H.R. 8996.

The farm bill will not be passed in time to rescue this, I am sorry to say.