I believe that's where innovation and technology can be vital.

One of the things we discussed is the intent to continue working in a collaborative fashion across the Federal Government to solve some of the barriers to broadband or wireless deployment and reliability.

And I think this has been discussed, but you'd agree that technology like PTC and ECP brakes are incredibly important to raising the bar of safety for rail operations in the country.

any reform of the GSEs should ensure that community banks and credit unions have equal access to the secondary mortgage market

Let me just say I'm juggling three Committee meetings, so I appreciate your indulgence in letting me come.

It only takes a small mistake to make a big impact.

I cosponsored legislation to provide certainty for lawful cannabis-related businesses to gain access to the banking system.

we do not want to forget the causes and consequences of the last crisis

I also know that there has been Federal personnel hiring freezes and the Executive Order requiring two-for-one regulations.

Thank you for the Passenger Bill of Rights that's on your website, because I found it after sitting for just under 3 hours on a tarmac on that commercial airline.

I do have concerns, similar concerns that have been expressed by the dozens and dozens of mayors across the country.

A contract tower would clearly add an important layer of air traffic safety at the airport.

Would you concur that there are still a number of unresolved questions about aspects of UAS jurisdiction for safety and oversight?

Is that something that you will be advocating for to ensure that our rural communities are protected under either program and the budget is there to protect the needs that they have?

The President's budget would cut $7 billion, 15 percent, from the HUD budget.

Senator Portman knows, in cities in my State, in housing built before Senator Portman and I were born, the lead content, the lead exposure in those homes are overwhelming.

I am absolutely concerned about the conversation we just had about eliminating the CDBG, which is proposed in the President's budget.

I hope that his work at the Council of Economic Advisers will focus on policies to create jobs and improve education and workforce development and actually rebuild infrastructure.

Five hundred thousand people are homeless.

He said he understood from his experience as a pediatric neurosurgeon how it was far less costly to avoid lead poisoning than to treat it.

if we are going to continue to make economic progress, we cannot eviscerate the rules that we have put in place after the collapse.

I think it's important that states have input into the process.

If the site is declared scientifically unsafe, do you agree that nuclear waste should not be stored at Yucca Mountain?

Nevada has submitted hundreds of contentions that objectively demonstrate that the site is scientifically unsafe.

I'm very proud that we have a Child Drowning Prevention Coalition in southern Nevada.