"Chairman DeFazio, thank you for the questions."
"Yes, I would wholeheartedly support the establishment of an advisory committee within the Department of Transportation that would advise the Secretary on policies to promote transportation equity."
"We say, oh, we made progress because, gee, the rate, the percentage, given miles traveled, is down."
"These funds are intended to be spent deterring dangerous driving behaviors such as speeding or not wearing a seat belt."
"This is a complex and important issue that we cannot ignore."
"But we find that a number of States, many States, have been using this for law enforcement in ways that are not meaningfully dealing with the major problems that cause traffic fatalities."
"This is an important hearing, and I expect we will get direction today and help from our witnesses in how we can deal with this long-term, persistent problem with traffic stops."
"We need to root this out."
"I'd say we have a lot more work to do."
"There are better ways to do this, innovative and interesting ways to do this, using 21st-century technology."
"I would like to thank the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure chair Peter DeFazio and the Subcommittee on Water and the Environment chair Grace Napolitano."