"Thank you Chairman Larsen and Ranking Member Graves for holding this hearing."
"Air travel is the safest form of transportation in the world today."
"Who actually believes that we can make aviation 'unnecessary' by building some vast high-speed rail system?"
"Supporting the Short Line Tax Credit, also known as 45G. For 12 years the short line tax credit has proven its worth."
"Opposing any increase in truck size or length is critical to keeping freight on the rails."
"I found that statistic interesting. It actually looked like it was going to be an increase in certain emissions."
"Instead of taking the 'government-knows-best,' 'one-size-fits-all' approach, these laws provide our State, local, and private sector partners with the tools and flexibility to address their needs and ..."
"Another market-based policy is funding roads through a tax on vehicle miles traveled (VMT), as has been supported by Chairman DeFazio and ranking member Graves."
"That heavy-handed approach, envisioned by the Green New Deal, doesn't work. It just drives entire industries and communities right into the very earth we're all trying to protect."
"We don't live in a fairy tale. That's where ideas like the Green New Deal come from."
"Instead of taking the Government-knows-all or one-size-fits-all approach, these laws provide the State, local, and private-sector partners with the tools and flexibility to address their needs and to ..."