Sam Graves: “I believe that future is still out there for Amtrak.”

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.

Small businesses should not be held hostage by aggressive trial lawyers eager to make a quick buck.

I missed one Roll Call vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``YEA'' on Roll Call No. 400.

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.