Valerie Foushee: “I look forward to learning more about commuter rail services around the country from our witnesses.”

2023 was a remarkable year for North Carolina passenger rail.

Having access to reliable, affordable, accessible public transportation can be the difference between opportunity and isolation.

Freight rail is essential to our Nation's economy, but over the last 10 years, freight rail movements declined.

I rise today with urgency, grief, and determination during National Gun Violence Awareness Month, a time for us to recognize the heartbreaking toll that gun violence continues to take on communities across the country. I am deeply saddened…