Passengers and States want more rail service.

As we did in fighting for rail funding in the BIL, this committee is committed to helping communities get regular and reliable passenger rail service.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) was a monumental achievement that supercharged our nation's investment in rail with $100 billion in funding.

The transformational investment in the BIL is a great start, but Congress needs to build on this by securing a reliable funding stream for intercity passenger rail.

The BIL was a monumental achievement that supercharged our nation's investment in rail with $100 billion in funding.

This committee is committed to helping communities get regular and reliable passenger rail service.

The BIL is also an investment in the workforce. This funding will be used to grow a well-trained, diverse workforce to build, operate, and maintain a national intercity passenger rail network.

It is past time to do this for rail.

I think we should continue to push for Congress to fully fund its intercity passenger rail commitments to create more jobs, grow regional economies, reduce congestion and carbon emissions, and build a cleaner, greener, safer, and more…

I think there is a reason for the National Emergencies Act.

COVID is the most random killer that I have lived with in 57 years.

But in the long term, emergency powers should not be a convenience that is used to circumvent congressional action.