I also think taxpayer dollars should get a good return on investment, a better return than they are getting today.

I understand the project is over budget. It is not a model for project completion.

I think we need to look at that very carefully.

We can make more progress on freight rail safety.

When we spend billions of dollars subsidizing people to get into more cars, as an inevitable result of the EV policy, then we are going to have more congestion on our highways.

We need to solve these transportation problems efficiently and in a 21st-century way.

I begin by yielding 30 seconds to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the committee and my friend.

I point out that we all care about Ukrainian kids, but do you know who cares about Ukrainian kids the most? Ukrainians. Ukrainians care about Ukrainian kids. They are the ones asking for these munitions to use on their own territory. They…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

We support this bill. We are opposed to this amendment because we want this war to end. We want to bring this war to a conclusion. The Ukrainians need these munitions to fight for their freedom. No one wants to be in this position of…

the provision that you all included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was so vital, because it does require transit agencies to develop these safety plans

we want to fix it and we want to make it better.