I worry that the current statutory deadline of December 2015 is unrealistic for most passenger and freight railroads.
The railroads are so important in our part of the country.
And, you know, one way we could get fewer trains in North Dakota is to horizontally drill from South Dakota.
I hope that our committee will consider this bill in the coming months.
there are a number of us on the Committee who are co-sponsoring legislation that would extend that by a reasonable amoun...
there's a lot of pressure on the railroads, obviously, to comply with and to meet the 2015 deadline.
I am particularly interested in the safety issues involved in transporting crude oil from the Bakken region.
The railroads have run into a lot of obstacles and their efforts to meet this 2015 PTC deadline.
I noticed again that the budget this year did have the 28-percent limitation on itemized deductions that many of us thin...
we have worked together on a number of issues: digital goods, digital trade; most recently, a letter that we spearheaded...
I also want to welcome our new chairman and really look forward to working with him.