I call to attention the request from Members on my side of the aisle, led by Ranking Member Payne and Rep. Sykes, that this Committee hold a hearing on the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Payne supports a hearing on the Norfolk Southern derailment incident.
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Thank you. I appreciate both of you gentlemen staying here and--well, Chairman, as I look at both sides of the aisle, it looks like it is just you and me.
It is time for Congress to require that freight railroads participate in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System.
Amtrak must work to attract customers and revenue and operate as a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars.
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.
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