Peter DeFazio

It has been far too long that we've kicked the can down the road.

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

Your leadership will be essential as Congress considers new investments to address our growing infrastructure deficiencies.

It is becoming more and more and more critical, obviously, in the West and nationwide.

I thank the gentleman--in particular, his advocacy on high-speed rail.

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.

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.

I would like to see a lot of improvement in Amtrak, existing Amtrak.

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

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.

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

Trade away a multi-billion asset for a few thousand acres of recreation land.

Bizarre . . . payment scheme, which would be controlled entirely by the company using proprietary information.

Last week, we heard from business leaders who made the case that tackling climate change and growing our economy go hand in hand.

I also know that Representative DeLauro and others have worked for a long time on moving this same concept forward.

One option that I think has a lot of merit and worthy of consideration is a national infrastructure bank.

This will be a win-win for the American people.

I want to start by saying a robust infrastructure bill needs to have bold investments in order to get our infrastructure to a state of good repair.

Mr. Secretary, can you commit to verifying in writing if the FAA included any of those demographics in their study?

We have been trying to recover from COVID-19, which we are still in the midst of, and we know we must rebuild our infrastructure.

I appreciate the fact that the administration repealed the nonsensical rule on CIG grants by the previous administration that said that TIFIA loans, when an entity borrows money that they are going to have to repay with interest, that it…

I am pleased that my Republican colleagues are joining in this effort.

Infrastructure is integral to the functioning of our economy and investing heavily in it at this moment in time is key to our nation's recovery.

I am going to be tracking closely and want to see that certification implemented as comprehensively and as quickly as possible.

We are going to provide greater local decisionmaking.