Nor should we risk the safety of the flying public because a few Members of Congress and Senators--arguably, one Senator who is just leaving New Hampshire--want to impose drastic budget cuts.
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DeFazio argues against risking public safety for political budget agendas.
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So, I guess that kind of raises the issue, which I will be passing on to Garret Graves, who I think will chair this committee in the future, of whether or not we should raise the passenger facility charge so we have a user fee which pays…
This has always been a bipartisan issue, and we should be able to make more progress.
But I am proud of the work of this committee, and this Congress as a whole, these last two years--to defeat that sense of inertia and deliver for the American people.
Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced legislation last Congress that all rail labor unions and shipper groups from a wide array of industries, including the American Chemistry Council (ACC) endorsed.





