Peter DeFazio actually said...

"We saved the aviation industry by keeping the employees paid and in status, not directing money as a bailout to the airlines themselves."

"It is important that Amtrak continue to receive, in addition to IIJA advance appropriations, annual appropriations at levels that are sufficient to operate all of our existing routes at pre-pandemic s..."

"The Payroll Support Program worked, full stop."

"We want to commend Chair DeFazio and the Committee for their leadership in putting climate change, transportation equity, and neighborhood access at the forefront of congressional action."