Donald Payne Jr.

The United States should take advantage of opportunities that integrate innovative technologies that could provide efficient rail service, while reducing carbon emissions.

I believed that I was following the instructions of President Trump.

New technologies have the potential to significantly reduce the railroad sector's carbon footprint.

Seventy percent of our electrical generation in the State comes from renewable sources.

I believe that, when a witness is before us, he should be given the opportunity to answer the question and not shouted over.

My district and my state are widely dependent on reliable rail service--both passenger and freight.

the need for track rehabilitation far exceeds the amount supported by the credit.

We thank the Chairman Payne for his leadership and look forward to a robust and productive agenda under his tenure as Chair.

COMTO is looking forward to the details of an infrastructure program to 'Create millions of good, union jobs rebuilding America's crumbling infrastructure.'

We believe that diversity moves the nation.

We support the Administration's goal to provide every American city with 100,000 or more residents with high-quality, zero-emissions public transportation options.

That's why we need to be forward thinking about safety in order to avoid the types of preventable accidents that cost lives and harm the environment.

But the critical component to the future of rail is modernization.

I'm honored to kick off the first subcommittee hearing of this Congress as the new Chair of this Subcommittee.

let's continue to make sure that everyone is considered during this pandemic, and not just the airline workers, but everyone at the airport.

I am deeply concerned about the pandemic's effects on the workers at my district's Newark Liberty International Airport.

I am pleased that we have taken several steps to extend the PSP since the pandemic began.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I would like to thank the chairs of the whole committees, Chairwoman Maloney and Chairman Thompson, for holding this hearing today.

had the 45th President taken seriously this pandemic, we could potentially not be in this condition: 505,000 people have succumbed to this disease.

President Trump pushed schools to reopen, but without funding States and local governments need to ensure distancing in schools and enough PPE for students and educators.

Thank you, for once again being on top of these issues for a decade prior to it coming to fruition here.

What are the risk of political leaders amplifying election misinformation?

the longer that this lie is allowed to stay out there, so it's really important for credible voices within the community to come out very clearly and explain the election was not stolen, that there was not enough fraud to overturn the…

We need more credible voices to be speaking out calling for calm, telling the truth, that reduces our vulnerability.

I am a strong proponent of the Gateway Program along the Northeast Corridor project.