For a country that considers itself the gold standard in aviation safety, these numbers are unacceptable, and we must do better.

I think it’s age discrimination in many, many ways, and I don’t understand why we have it.

You are up there at the U.N. with 25 percent of your workforce.

We have people dying of fentanyl, drug trafficking, a serious issue in our country.

I would like to thank you and your team on the hard work and thorough final report. You did a great job.

I thought this was a very productive meeting.

That is unacceptable, and it is silly.

Taking Senator Vance's bill and adding these four safety provisions makes this a very good rail safety bill, and I humbly ask for your support because it is the right thing to do.

C3RS should be the rule, rather than the exception. This bill does that.

This legislation and ensuring proper inspections are being performed so that unsafe equipment is removed from the rails can make things safer.

Data does not exist that a reduction in crew size would improve rail safety whatsoever.