He painted a pretty grim picture of the conditions in the maritime industry, the loss of revenues and movement of freight and supplies.

We need everything from personal protective equipment [PPE] for port workers, and we have heard a good deal about that, to assistance to deal with the marine terminal operators.

We can't have them all go out of business, can't reconstitute this easily or quickly.

I think we should--I have run into that with a trucking company that does a lot of DoD work, too. And I think staff will need to follow up with Treasury and see how much of that money has been committed.

It is a fairly extraordinary day, but these are extraordinary times, and in order to get our work done, we have to take extraordinary measures.

Thank you Chair Titus, and thank you Administrator Gaynor for being here today.

Puerto Rico is still a work in progress, I think, but I think FEMA is trying to get things on track.

I raised the issue of the Individual Assistance and self-certification consequent to what I had heard in Puerto Rico.

Two and a half years after hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated both, noticeable Federal recovery efforts leave a lot to be desired.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks for holding this hearing.

Congratulations, I guess, on taking the job, and being confirmed. It is a very difficult job, as we all recognize.

I took the committee down to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands a few weeks ago.

Well, she is delaying the Hudson Tunnel project because EIS is lost somewhere on her desk.

As rail is one of the cleanest forms of transportation, making significant investments in our rail network should be part of our plan.

Climate change is one of the most important battles of our time.

I would just like to know what critical elements you think you can address while still using the tunnels 20 hours a day.

The fact is, the transportation sector is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and we need to act quickly to reduce carbon pollution.

I am monitoring the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)--and the aviation sector's role in mitigating the disease's spread into the United States.

There are still issues that need to be dealt with for a better passenger experience.

That hasn't happened. Through two administrations, it hasn't happened, and now it is a little late.

I thank the chair, thank him for this hearing.

Policies should be developed from knowledgeable people at FAA or DOT, so we can begin to better track passengers.

I would like to first thank Full Committee Chair Peter DeFazio and Ranking Member Sam Graves...

I want to thank Chairman DeFazio for his tireless leadership on this critical issue.

Thank you to Ranking Member Graves, Subcommittee Ranking Member Westerman, as well as Chairwoman Napolitano for your support of H.R. 2440.