We are all horrified by the barbaric attacks in Paris designed to slaughter innocent people and inspire terror. We stand with the French people and are all committed to redoubling our efforts to ensure we keep Americans safe and intensify…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, my friend from Georgia suggests that this is very complex and difficult and that we have wrapped ourselves around the axle, and we can't do this in the Rules Committee or in the Transportation and…

I could not disagree more with my friend from Oklahoma City. First of all, the streetcar is a highly developed mechanism that 30 communities across the country are involved with right now, and they all invest their own money, including…

I appreciate the work that has been done in this underlying legislation to put more national priority dealing with nonmotorized safety. This new program gives States funding for Vision-Zero-type activities that are on the forefront of what…

I started last week in Dallas, Texas, working with people across the country, but especially from Texas, dealing with transportation needs and their requirements for balanced transportation by pedestrians, streetcar, and especially light…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 326, line 10, strike ``13 percent'' and insert ``11 percent''. Page 326, beginning line 18, strike…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak and for his raising this issue. Madam Chairman, it is important that we have a balanced transportation system, and there are already problems in terms of being able to promote…

I appreciate my colleague's courtesy in permitting me to speak on this. Mr. Chairman, I do appreciate what the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is doing. I feel a bit empty in no longer being on the committee. That is why I try…

In the meantime, I appreciate what has been done, the manner in which it has been approached, and the effort to try and bring people together. Historically, infrastructure was something that was bipartisan in nature, that made people feel…

I appreciate what the committee has done putting this new program in. I think it is important. I look forward to its success. Since it is a competitive grant program, allowing most States to be eligible doesn't take that away. The other…

We are in the process of wrapping up a budget agreement that is welcome since it protects against default on the national debt and prevents draconian cuts for disability payments and unfairness in Medicare premiums for our senior citizens…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy and his hard work over the years on the budget. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to stand today to support this agreement. It allows us to limp along. There is no shutdown for now. We avoid the damage of…