"Now is the time to strengthen and support that industry."
"I am heartened to see that the President understands this and included in his budget request a 21 percent increase for the Federal Maritime Commission."
"Providing steady funding for intercity passenger rail will allow States and communities the certainty they need to plan and deliver more and better passenger rail service."
"Transit agencies, Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Administration are implementing long-term plans for passenger rail expansion and improvement, secure in the knowle..."
"The BIL guaranteed multi-year funding for state of good repair investments and corridor development for intercity and commuter passenger rail."
"there is none bigger than funding."
"I am grateful for Mr. Yakym, actually, because he was, I think, the only Member to discuss actually increasing speeds, which Mr. Noland is accomplishing on his system."
"Where are we with PTC? We have PTC. How many of you are petitioning to increase speeds on your lines, now that you have adopted PTC?"
"Congress pays for it, for the air system, but it is forcing private railways to pay for the rail system."
"The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) supercharged our nation's investment in passenger rail, providing $102 billion in planned funding for intercity rail and $108 billion for transit agencies."
"The BIL supercharged our Nation's investment in passenger rail, providing $102 billion in planned funding for intercity rail and $108 billion for transit agencies."