Donald Payne Jr.

We need to bring them into it.

I am particularly concerned about the on-going threats to houses of worship in the African American community.

Obviously, I think we all wish that were here under very different circumstances that the people of Ukraine were not, as we speak, suffering attacks by bombs and artillery shells in the most horrific possible way.

But the risk, obviously, is not just in times of war.

How do we address the cyber poverty line and make sure investments in intelligence sharing and intelligence sharing are actually useful to Main Street firms, not just those on Wall Street?

So, we have to do more. Everything we can to better protect our hospitals, our schools, our water facilities, our power plants, and other critical infrastructure.

The FAA is making progress in the implementation of NextGen, which would upgrade the Nation's air traffic control systems.

There are opportunities to do so with the new technologies in place, and looking at the impacts on communities.

Aviation noise is in populated areas. The problem can seem like an unavoidable one, given airplane flightpaths to airports.

we have to continue to explore these incidents and continue to bolster the support that this committee gives to the homeland and institutions here in this country

NSSGA strongly supports the funding of the STB to ensure it can properly and effectively carry out its statutory duties.

Shippers rely on the STB to resolve disputes with railroads, and it is critically important that STB has the tools necessary to keep cargo moving.

As a former union president myself, I can tell you, when you have layoffs in an industry, that is a red flag to anyone who is looking to begin a career in that industry, because it signals instability.

As we approach the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board, today is an opportunity to hear from stakeholders...

I have made it a priority of my Chairmanship of this subcommittee to remove barriers that minority and women-owned businesses face in the rail sector.

I also want to thank Chairman Payne for introducing a stand-alone bill, H.R. 2937, the Rail Passenger Fairness Act.

Can you describe the significance of the proceeding pending before the STB to restore Amtrak's Gulf Coast service?

As I said in my oral remarks during the hearing, there are no new pending rate cases before the Board.

Thank you for holding today's hearing regarding 'Stakeholder Views on Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization.'

It is absurd to me that there is any doubt as to why people are not interested in hiring out at the railroads right now.

Rather than restructuring the industry or statutorily mandating rules that would alter products of transactions that were deemed to be in the public interest, Congress should clarify existing service requirements and give the STB the…

We need to continue our work as I know you have and Chairman Thompson have to advocate for TSOs to be brought up to the Federal standards that they deserve.

What challenges do firearms pose to the security of the public areas of an airport such as ticket counters and baggage claim?

It is just an intolerable situation around the anti-Semitism that we must curtail.

Thank you for holding this very timely hearing.