Thank you for holding this hearing today and for your leadership as this panel carries out its work.

Through hearings, roundtables, and site visits we have made steady progress in spotlighting the challenges facing our freight transportation system.

every 5-minute delay to every one of our vehicles is $105 million.

Advancements in logistics have made our Nation's roadways, railways, waterways, and skies realtime warehouses thanks to Just in Time delivery.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, we're back again considering cruel and unconstitutional legislation that would curtail women's reproductive rights. This bill contains a nearly total ban on abortions prior to viability…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Smith-Moran-Nadler amendment, which provides a six-part plan for closing Gitmo. The amendment will remove the existing limitations on transfers, strike the current requests for…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of the Smith-Gibson amendment. When we considered the fiscal year 2012 version of this bill, I argued in opposition to sections 1021 and 1022. I argued then--and I still believe…

If everything in the world is relevant, then there is no meaning to that word.

The main reason for this backlog is chronic underfunding by the Federal Government.

I am vehemently opposed to that proposal.

We should not be bribing our companies to pay their taxes.

Rail is the most reliable form of transportation, and it should be an option for all travelers within a 500-mile radius of any major city.