Sam Graves: “We need to confirm them head on within innovative solutions.”

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri has 1\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.

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

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