We must expand commuter rail capacity under the Hudson to keep up with demand.

I am grateful for your leadership and partnership.

I thank the gentleman, and I share his concern for communities like he grew up in.

Social equity is addressed in this bill.

By making our transportation more interconnected and more reliable, individuals can finally have realistic choices about their mode of transportation.

This design has created racial isolation in the city.

I thank the gentleman. I particularly thank him for his advocacy and pointing out the critical linkage between transit and potential for housing and economic development.

It's time to expand on that idea and bring America's infrastructure into the 21st century.

We also have to consider that, despite recent improvements in the economy, we are still down more than 8 million jobs.

This week, I reintroduced the Build More Housing Near Transit Act, which would help incentivize a more thoughtful approach to building new housing during the construction of large transit projects.

Americans across this country absolutely want Congress to act.

For too long the Federal Government has been absent. We haven't adjusted the Federal gas and diesel tax since 1993.

It is dead wrong that New Jerseyans and all who travel on the Northeast Corridor have been forced to traverse a bridge dating back to President Taft.

We want to build it to be resilient, and his offer and work to partner--because we are going to need a lot more skilled workers.

We know that in this pivotal time, it's not just how much we invest, but how we invest these funds that will determine whether an infrastructure bill moves our nation in the right direction.

The federal government can spur livable, sustainable communities, and it's our responsibility to the taxpayer to make sure we maximize their investment.

I have led the development of a new bill called the Build Back Better Act, a bill that would establish a new 10-year Federal grant program.

This is a moment more than 70 years in the making, and if done right, it's an incredible opportunity to: Create millions of good-paying jobs and rebuild the middle class; Restore our global competitiveness and unleash our economic…

We must pass a surface transportation bill before October 1st of this year. We must.

Making sure members can directly advocate for their districts--as we'll hear a lot of today--is key.

I urge the Committee to continue to improve transit infrastructure to encourage more commuters to take public transportation and reduce vehicle miles traveled.

I applaud President Biden's commitment to expanding the nation's EV charging network and building rapidly a network of at least 500,000 chargers.

I think it is really finally time to go big and bold, and to move beyond the Eisenhower era of infrastructure.

I urge the Committee to fund the completion of this crucial transportation network throughout Ohio and Appalachia.

But we must be able to Build Back Better with women included as part of this recovery and jobs package.