Rae Oliver Davis: “This is simply more of the same.”

Thank you, Chair Norton. I am happy to see so many of our witnesses are attending this important hearing in-person today.

if it had been indexed for any kind of inflation from the beginning, yes, we would still be fine.

On another issue in my district, we have consistently had the worst on-time service for the Saluki Express and the Illini Express Amtrak routes in central, eastern, and southern Illinois.

we are competitive with the private sector; that just because I can go hire somebody doesn't mean that they provide services to the community that need to be done.