Going from 24 trains an hour to 6 trains an hour, as the only rail access into New York City from New Jersey, would have a significant effect on the economy?

There is something very wrong with the appropriations process.

You are obviously completely right, and that is why I quoted the figures I did earlier in my remarks. Prior to 1980, roughly, we used to spend about 4, 4\1/2\ percent of GDP on infrastructure. Now, we are spending 1.7 percent of GDP on…

Well, you have to remember the reason why Amtrak was created in the first place. We didn't have public railroads in the 19th century. We didn't have public railroads in the first half of the 20th century, but by 1960 and 1970, many of the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, for well over a decade we have failed to adequately invest in transportation infrastructure. According to DOT, there is an $808 billion backlog of investment needs on highways and bridges…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill to extend highway and transit programs for 2 months, but with reservations. The last surface transportation bill, MAP-21, expired last fall. At that time, we passed an…

It is truly astonishing that in 2015 the United States continues to hold people indefinitely who have not been charged, let alone convicted, of any crime, who have been judged not to pose any threat to the United States. Our continuing to…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I listen to this debate, and it sounds as if we have forgotten everything we ever learned about American justice and American liberty. We are told that 29 percent of the people released from…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 52 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR. It…

How much time do I have? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 90 seconds remaining. The gentleman from Alabama has 3 minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 3121. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 260, the gentleman from New York (Mr…

The central flaw in the argument against this amendment is that we are not talking about disarmament, unilateral or otherwise. Retired weapons do not add security. All they do is waste money to maintain them. What this amendment says is do…