Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, railroad hauls 40 percent of America's long-haul freight, but it makes up only 2 percent of our transportation-based emissions. Now, unfortunately, the INVEST in America Act tells freight railroads that they need to replace all of their older locomotives with newer, albeit only marginally cleaner, fossil-fuel burning locomotives. And this will be incredibly expensive. Again, only slightly cleaner. And that cost will slow industry's progress toward the development of zero emission locomotives. There is a cleaner, a better, a less prescriptive, and a less expensive way to make this transition. You think about slowing the deployment of those locomotives will actually hinder the majority's fight against climate change. Mr. Speaker, I would say that this part of the INVEST in America Act moves in the wrong direction, like so many parts of the INVEST in America Act, and it is one more good reason to vote ``no.'' Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Missouri has 12 minutes remaining. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”