Sam Graves: “this is insane, that here we are talking about--and I know, I am going to agree with you, as much as it pains me.”

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

May I inquire as to the time remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Tennessee has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I urge the Committee to take long overdue action on rail safety so that passengers and communities with rail in their backyards have a level of safety oversight and protection afforded to other modes of transportation.

certainty and predictability and clear criteria was always something that was very helpful to us.