Donald Payne Jr.

It makes no sense for the job that the front line is asked to do, that they are undercompensated.

It is critical for us to create new guidelines to fortify our ports and maritime security framework.

We need to manufacture here at home.

The Biden administration has taken many steps in order to secure the equipment that we need at home.

I am very happy to see the President's effort in bringing a lot of this manufacturing back home.

As we think about that increased activities, just making sure that we are prepared to hold both nations accountable should a catastrophe happen in the Arctic.

There are Americans on a terror watch list as well. So, you know, I would suggest we take in all the information with respect to that.

Unfortunately, the demand for these human beings is very concerning for me in this country.

The law required all components of DHS to incorporate the needs of children in its planning and mission execution.

We really need to look at what's going on in those countries as well that makes people that desperate.

It is time for Congress to require that freight railroads participate in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System.

There are millions of people every day that depend on railroads and trains and Amtrak and local train systems to get back and forth to work.

I could not imagine my children being separated from me and I hope the former President and my colleagues realize that fact.

I know one of the reasons they are still missing, because nobody took the time to make sure they took an accounting of where these children were.

The Northeast Corridor is unique as it is one of the few electrified rail corridors in the country.

I introduced the One-Seat-Ride Act, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of a one-seat-ride trip versus a transfer trip option during peak hours on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.

Last month, we heard from the very profitable freight railroads and from their customers about their ongoing supply chain challenges.

What are partner agencies on the commission doing to facilitate greater use of the corridor's electrification?

Can I, again, have your commitment in public that that space is reserved for that flyover to hit at pace so we can ensure that the one-seat-ride is successful on the Raritan Valley Line?

What percentage of stations across the Amtrak network are currently ADA compliant?

For the first time, this mode of transportation has guaranteed funding for multiple years.

So, the railroad entities around the world have the same challenges as Amtrak does?

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law further invests $36 billion in the Federal State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program.

That is why I introduced the One-Seat-Ride Act, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of a one-seat-ride trip versus a transfer trip option during peak hours on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley…