This week we said good-bye to a brave member of the Greatest Generation. Arleigh Birk, Minnesota's last known survivor of the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor, passed away just 2 days before his 100th birthday. Arleigh Birk was born and…

We want to supply the copper for the windmills. And the nickel and cobalt for the electric batteries.

rural broadband, it is not a luxury anymore. It is a necessity for people.

I would much rather get those minerals from our home state of Minnesota than from other governments, such as China.

every household matters, whether you are in Grand Marais, Baudette, Minnesota, or Willmar, Minnesota, rural areas, they matter.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for holding this timely hearing on an important issue which is our Nation's infrastructure.

The steel dumping, this administration stopped the steel dumping which was cheap and brittle steel to the best made steel in the world.

The health of our Nation's infrastructure impacts us all regardless of geography or political affiliation.

We want our small businesses to be the engine of our economy, and to hear you say that it is a green light for change for us.

Businesses and families across America rely on increasingly complex transportation systems, electric grids, and Internet networks to stay connected and competitive.

Proposed mines such as PolyMet and Twin Metals are on the table now and trying to get permitted.

do not forget about us. Our rural hospitals, our rural schools are just as important, and we need to protect that.

In advance of the fifth annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Memorial March that is taking place in my hometown of Duluth, Minnesota, tomorrow, I rise to bring attention to the violence facing our Native American communities…

We are here, and should be here, to make sure that Main Street America, and as I say, Main Street Minnesota, succeeds.

The bottom line is the best legislation comes from you folks, and to hear this in the Small Business.

We all know child care is a pressing issue for many individuals in my district, and I am grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of this conversation this morning.

Congress should not perpetrate this inequity.

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, so I rise today to renew my resolve to eradicate the horrific injustice that is human trafficking. Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery, as it strips individuals of their freedom…

Veterans Day is right around the corner. In anticipation of this important holiday, I rise to recognize a veteran from my district whose service and patriotism has our whole community rallying around him. Stan Cvar is a World War II Navy…

Before I begin, I want to thank Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves for their great leadership on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. I am pleased to rise in support of my bipartisan legislation that improves the safety…

Opportunity Zones are a huge deal for Northern Minnesota. With over 30 Opportunity Zones in my district alone, we are making sure rural America knows and that rural America matters.

Many of these drivers are immigrants, middle-class parents taking on a second job, students saving for college, and maybe a retiree making some spending money.

I think that I just want to echo--Madam Chair, you talked about safety being the number one priority.

I want to thank Chairman Lipinski for holding this hearing, and I want to thank our witnesses for attending.

As this committee prepares to reauthorize surface transportation programs, it is critically important for commuter rail agencies to continue to look for ways to improve service while reducing costs.