"The revocation of the Keystone XL pipeline permit and the ban on Federal leasing... will kill up to 145,700 jobs."
"The goal should be to have thriving communities of self-reliant people."
"Let us get back to the best economy of my lifetime."
"I've been long a proponent of including schools in the American infrastructure plan and, in addition to that, libraries because they play a critical role."
"Public transit will help restore and grow our economy as we emerge from the pandemic. Good transit attracts good jobs."
"This is an incredibly important hearing on transit because it is an issue that has not received the attention it should have over many years."
"We know who gets hurt the most when transit isn't a reliable option--it's the Black and Brown neighborhoods who have been historically cut off from job centers, it's the women working at essential job..."
"So this in a way would increase demand and resources to the agency, so by investing in more frequent service, we will get a return on more passengers, and that seems to be a logical sort of approach t..."
"Public transportation helps people get to work and school and to doctors' appointments and the grocery store, and spend less of their time and hard-earned money commuting."
"I hope to work with Ranking Member Toomey and all of the Members of our Committee to advance a surface transportation bill and tackle other infrastructure investment we need to create economic growth,..."
"Last year, working with my colleague Senator Susan Collins from Maine, we were able to add additional $125 million to the Low-No program, bringing it up to about $180 million."