James Oberstar

A national photovoltaic procurement program could generate significant economic results almost immediately.

I think he speaks for Members on both sides of the aisle.

Some portion of that is also rail, about a thousand rail vehicles, transit agencies have a thousand rail vehicle options pending right now that they could exercise immediately upon notification of funding.

the legislation, our provision, our portion of the economic revitalization, requires a maintenance of effort.

$165 billion would build out the entire high-speed rail system for all 11 designated quarters.

It does not make a great deal of sense for transit agencies, on the one hand, to buy new buses and, on the other hand, to lay off workers from their existing workforce.

Congressman Cummings and Congresswoman Edwards have been a couple of steps ahead of you.

I am disappointed that we have this much money that we are doing in infrastructure.

We strongly support the inclusion of $2 billion in transit operating assistance as part of the stimulus package.

From the outset it has been our position, and our legislative language is about maintenance of effort.

I rise in support of H.R. 6052, the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008. The purpose of the bill, very simply stated, is to promote energy savings for all Americans by increasing use of public transportation throughout…

The amendment clarifies that transit agencies may use these new grants to offset the increased cost of fuel to transit agencies. Every penny additional to the cost of diesel and gasoline fuel, public transportation faces a cost of $7.6…

The gentleman is an alumnus of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, a refugee who has been taken in by the Ways and Means Committee; and he will be most welcomed at further hearings of the Surface Transportation Subcommittee…

We are loving our transit systems to death today. Americans of necessity, or with changes in life-style, are flocking onto mass transit at record rates, rates not seen in half a century in the United States of America. That's the good…

I do so simply to express my support for the amendment, on which Mr. Mica and I have agreed, but also to point out that in the body of the bill there are protections and safeguards for the proper use of the transit pass authority provided…

I rise in support of H.R. 6327. This legislation provides a three-month extension of aviation programs and taxes, through September 30, 2008. Without this extension, the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, will face a partial shut-down…

I rise in support of H.R. 5001, a bill to direct the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building, which is not only a landmark in the Nation's capital, but a jewel of 'America's Main Street,' Pennsylvania Avenue. I commend the…

I rise in support of H.R. 6040, a bill to make a technical correction to a Water Resources and Development Act of 2007 provision authorizing the Secretary of the Army, acting through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to establish a…

The key issue with train horns, again and again, is safety. Where they are removed in an experimental basis there have been fatalities or incidents or accidents, and where the train horn has been reinstated, lives have been saved. But…

She did a Harry Truman-style whistle-stop tour on Amtrak when it was just about to go under and joined forces with a bipartisan initiative to save the funding for Amtrak. And Mr. Shuster from Pennsylvania who has been a true partner in…

So airlines are doing a whole host of new initiatives including washing their engines frequently. They get grime out of the engine which increases efficiency. And they're cutting back on a whole host of things like less water onboard…

The Center for Housing Policy says that working families in large metropolitan areas spent nearly a third of their income on transportation. That means families are not able to buy homes, they are not saving, they are not investing in…

this is only a halfhearted attempt. If it were a wholehearted attempt, the motion would have included soybean oil and ethanol and it would have included the word ``forthwith'' and we could have accepted it. In fact, if the gentleman had…

The manager's amendment requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on ways to streamline compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act requirements for Federally funded rail infrastructure projects. This issue was…

We had a thoughtful, constructive discussion about the gentleman's proposal in the Rules Committee on Monday, and the gentleman is very sincere and very genuine in his proposal. However, we have a number of provisions in this bill to…