At today's hearing, we will discuss the state of commuter passenger rail, with a focus on developing commuter rail to ensure it is safe, efficient, cost effective, and that it meets the demands of the public.

I look forward to hearing from today's witnesses about the challenges and opportunities for commuter rail services, as well as best practices to improve service, realize efficiencies, and increase fare revenues.

Allowing the Regulation to move forward would cause enormous and destructive impacts to America's supply chains and economy, and likely increase greenhouse gas emissions.

The overreach of the CARB Regulation is stunning. It would mandate zero-emissions locomotives in some cases by 2030 and across-the-board by 2035, even though the technologies necessary to achieve these reductions do not exist.

We urge you to deny the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) application to exempt its In-Use Locomotive Regulation from the Clean Air Act.

Why would we do anything right now to help him with that 33 percent? Do you believe if Joe Biden's approval rating was at 53 percent, we would even be talking about the border?

Let me tell you, I am not willing to do a darn thing right now to help a Democrat, to help Joe Biden's approval rating.

All I can say is Donald Trump 2024, baby.

Not a whole hell of a lot gets done up here, either.

What about putting America first? The environmental whack jobs have totally destroyed this country.

I think this is horrible, because I don't know how you are going to move the veteran around.

I think it is very, very disturbing.