I will say there are portions of the Brown bill as currently drafted that concern me.

I applaud him and I applaud Senator Brown for focusing on their constituents.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to thank the witnesses for being here today.

I would encourage that for you to let this committee know as it goes forward, if there are residents who are looking to move and can't sell their homes, this committee is very interested in making sure that the community of East Palestine…

I think there is bipartisan interest in moving rail safety legislation.

At the same time, we want to enhance safety, we want to protect the interests of consumers.

As you and I discussed, I have spoken with your competitors, other class I railroads who have indicated that trending technology and algorithms can measure significant changes in temperature.

If the app was good enough, then why did it fail in East Palestine?

I rise today to discuss Phil Washington, President Biden's nominee to serve as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, the top job at the FAA. The FAA has been in the news far too often lately, from the software meltdown…

It was this Administration that refused to enforce those sanctions that allowed billions of dollars to flow to the Ayatollah that is being used to attack the Ukrainians right now.

If you were not aware of that 2 years ago, this Administration has not been paying attention.

I agree wholeheartedly that it is an important national security interest of the United States for Russia to lose.