This is a really important hearing. I mean, it is mind-boggling to read about, you know, what Uber is anticipating, what Joby is far along in developing in terms of new forms of transport which could help solve congestion.

I got a provision in the FAA bill that came out of the House that would allow reasonable regulation and operator identification of these drones.

I mean, my amendment does both remote ID, and it does say to the extent necessary to ensure safety and security of U.S. airspace.

We believe that repeal of section 336 is vital to being able to consistently apply all the airspace rules to all operators in the area.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, I do, briefly. First, I want to congratulate you on holding this hearing, and perhaps it will be the last hearing over which you preside on this subcommittee.

So I would hope that Congress in its wisdom decides that we are going to go down the path of sanity here and allow real regulation, real identification.

I represent a very large district, so I have a lot of rural challenges.

At some point, the Government is going to have to be involved in setting some regulation dealing with the industry.

So they are going to be like 6 inches per bumper off?

President Trump, living in a different reality, ignored the obvious failures in the response efforts occurring on the ground.

FEMA acknowledged its failures, but it was also, as it was acknowledging its failures, it had other people on staff busy eradicating any trace of any consideration of climate change in its strategic planning.

He put lives at risk and people died after his visit, who should have been receiving assistance.

There is incredible excitement in the potential for commercial development in space.

I carry a million bucks for my own personal vehicle, you know, for liability, and I question whether that is enough.

I think that we could have had a more diverse panel representing trucking interests and the people who work in the industry, but it is what it is.

There is certainly anecdotal evidence and actual documented evidence about how little many drivers can earn because of their delays.

Thanks very much for having this hearing. You know, this is an area where the Government should be investing a significant amount more money in acquiring new technologies, not just for the Coast Guard, but for those who research the oceans.

This is critical for the Coast Guard, critical for the United States of America, critical for the future of our economy.

We need to better understand the majority of Earth's surface.

I want to hear more about the letter that the Board wrote in March to all of the Class I railroads.

We have seen a huge deterioration in on-time performance for Amtrak.

Obviously, the rail network for freight and passenger is critical to this Nation, and that is why we gave STB enhanced authority in 2015.

AFGE strongly supports H.R. 2514, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act introduced by Representative Peter DeFazio, and Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson and…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It is great we do WRDA bills every 2 years. And in the last couple of bills we have added $40 billion to the unmet, unfunded, authorized backlog of the Corps.