This is an awesome idea. I am glad that the gentleman can walk 15 seconds outside his door and get on the train and, as he says, more quickly and safely get to his destination. That is great. That is good for him. If my colleague wants to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

This amendment prohibits the use of funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's rule mandating automatic emergency braking systems on new commercial vehicles. Isn't that wonderful, another…

This amendment prohibits the use of any funds in this act for so-called transit-oriented development. Contrary to the claims of proponents of such communities, they do not increase ridership on transit lines. Rather, they just ensure…

My colleague says that we should respect the rulemaking process. Maybe some of my colleagues here in Washington don't understand, don't recognize, won't acknowledge that this government has gotten too big, and the rulemaking process is…

The gentleman says that Federalism is good sometimes but not other times, and States' rights are important sometimes but not other times. Let me be clear: We are not talking about the transit lines themselves. This is transit-oriented…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

My good friend from Illinois says that we ought to just go through the rulemaking process. However, as I told you, there are real and legitimate concerns that have not been addressed, and that is why you go through the rulemaking process…

This shouldn't be hyperpartisan. My friends on the other side of the aisle, I am sure they like taking the train. I am sure their constituents and their bosses do, as well. Having other people pay for it is an awesome circumstance…

Let's be clear. The gentleman who spoke just before me that just rode the train in from New Jersey today should have no problem with this amendment because it does nothing to the Northeast Corridor. However, what it does do, it cuts the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 59, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $130,828,124)''. Page 203, line 2, after the…

This amendment strikes over $130 million in transit infrastructure grants for the earmarks contained in this bill. Even though many of my colleagues have chosen to request earmarks, or using the current euphemism, community project…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 55, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $776,376,000)''. Page 203, line 2, after…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $6,750,000)''. Page 203, line 2, after the…

This amendment reduces the funding level for the National Surface Transportation and Innovation Finance Bureau to the fiscal year 2022 level, saving $6.75 million. This office was created by the FAST Act solely to help entities apply for…

These programs, unfortunately, often finance projects that have little or no value to interstate commerce. This is the Federal Government. The Federal Government exists to do things that the State and local governments can't do, but yet…

I understand that it received guidance. It doesn't matter to me if it the received guidance. As a matter of fact, it seems to me based on the examples I gave you that the guidance is flawed, which is why I voted against this when we…

This amendment strikes $150 million in grants from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, known as WMATA. This area that we are operating in, that we are speaking about, is full of highly educated professionals, many of whom…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 29 Offered by Mr. Grothman The Acting CHAIR…

Reckless? We just heard from the gentleman right before me about how dangerous it is to ride in the National Capital's transit system. People come here and it is dangerous to ride on the transit system of their Capital. That is reckless…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 60, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $392,204,000)''. Page 203, line 2, after…

This amendment would strike the funds for the Capital Investment Grant Program. For the past decade, the Capital Investment Grant Program has led to the misallocation of funds to the most expensive projects without regard to the project's…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 61, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $150,000,000)''. Page 203, line 2, after the…

No one here is anti-mobility. We are anti- bankruptcy. We want everybody to be able to go where they need to go when they need to go there. We can't afford these projects. The fact is the only way they can be done is if the Federal…

This amendment strikes $186.3 million in funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities. I will say, yet again, since people in Washington don't seem to care, we are over $33 trillion in debt. We are going to add another $3 trillion…