Emilia Sykes: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman.”

In 2007, 16 years ago, Congress directed that a national tire fuel efficiency consumer information program be established to educate consumers about the safety, durability and fuel efficiency of replacement tires.

We are also always concerned about the fact whether people are able to travel in and out of our State safely.

We must additionally assure that rail corporations are fully held accountable for their actions that damage innocent communities and their lives.

While I was excited to hear that NTSB was successful in finding the root cause of this disastrous derailment, I was particularly disturbed with the contents of Chairwoman Homendy's closing remarks.