Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 49, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $127,283,000)''.

Madam Chairwoman, I think we can all agree the amendment is necessary. We are talking about evicting 100,000 to 150,000 families from an efficient, cost-effective program that keeps families together and that lowers our costs over the long…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today to express my strong opposition to the draconian cuts to the Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, program in this legislation. The CDBG program has a proven record of success in stabilizing and…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the FY14 Transportation-HUD appropriations bill. This bill is the perfect illustration of the majority's cruel and misguided priorities. We hear a lot from the other side about how we need to cut the…

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

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

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…

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.

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

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

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