Right after the Casselton derailment, I spoke with Senators Warner and Blunt to request that this committee hold a comprehensive hearing to examine rail safety.

I'm committed to making sure that's the case.

So we're building consensus on how we're going to test this or what the standards are going to be, Ms. Quarterman?

Yes. I did say that the 1232s are still not adequate.

I think technology is such that you could in fact inspect that track every time a train went over the track.

Everyone should want safety to be a top priority.

There's got to be a collaborative way.

Our country is in the midst of an energy revolution, and North Dakota is at the heart of it.

It is so tough, because we want absolutely the highest quality. But we also don't want to credential our way out of a program.

I want to know what you are seeing in the work that you do and your agency does in mental health, and what you think can be done to address some of those concerns.

Mr. Chairman, if I can ask, as you work through that, if you can make those reports available to us.

They are finding it extraordinarily difficult to meet the Federal standard.