I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

I am very much on the point. When the rules require that a majority in the House cannot increase the total funds allocated by the Appropriations Committee to this bill, it is impossible to remedy such a drastic cut without hurting other…

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will simply say that it has been a very informative hearing, a very informative tour, and I want to thank the chairman for bringing this hearing here, and I want to thank the Port Authority for hosting us…

Do you agree that without a change in Federal law, polluting truck bans could be successfully challenged in court?

Thanks to the support of Governor Cuomo and the tireless efforts of Congressman Nadler, the Port Authority...

As Congressman Nadler said, urban centers like the New York City region will be the frontline of any national campaign to implement an effective and efficient national freight strategy.

It is important to note that the ATA litigation did not at any time challenge the ports' ability to impose clean truck program mandates.

I think what Mr. Foye is saying is that revenue from these tolls do go to service debt, but only debt for the transportation facilities and not for the other things like the World Trade Center.

Last month the Supreme Court ruled that certain enforcement provisions of the Port of Los Angeles clean truck program were preempted by Federal law.

Thank you for holding this hearing in my district, this hearing on how freight transportation challenges in urban areas impact the Nation.

Person, this amendment stops the government from misusing section 215, to engage in the dragnet collection of all of our personal telephone records. Congress did not grant the executive the authority to collect everything it wants so long…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…