Thank you, Mr. Lewis, for your very powerful statement. I think it speaks volumes and clearly explains the issue that we have to deal with.

In 2009, NHTSA issued a Motorcoach Safety Action Plan. I am sure you are familiar with that, building off of NTSB recommendations, the plans set rulemaking priorities for crash avoidance, seatbelts, fire safety, emergency egress, and…

Madam Speaker, over the past several months, we have seen Republicans wage war on women's health. Nowhere can the Republican zeal for limiting women's access to affordable quality health care be seen more clearly than in their attempt to…

Motorcoach ridership is up, and yet motorcoaches are not being held to the same safety standards as passenger vehicles.

The compromise that the consumer groups and the families of the victims had with the--in the Senate bill were very reasonable.

The National Transportation Safety Board for 40 years has been telling both the Department of Transportation and the bus industry to improve their bus safety, and very, very little has ever happened.

Let me thank you, Madam Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and to the Ranking Member, colleagues, thank you very much for letting me come by today and give you some information about a bill that I recently introduced.

These returning heroes face an inequity that forces those who attend public colleges to pay more out of pocket in tuition than veterans who attend private schools.

Let's treat all of our veterans fairly by passing the Veterans Education Equity Act out of this Committee and helping it become law.

Current law caps education benefits for veterans attending private institutions at $17,500 per year.