"I called the BNSF railroad and told them that I was distinctly uncomfortable with the conditions of the track."
"if the railroads stop, the country stops."
"we have been fighting Yucca Mountain for decades, and it is never over till it is over."
"the general public is losing confidence in the railroad."
"BNSF railroad told me, in a rather condescending manner, that, don't worry, Congressman, we have been working on these railroads for over 100 years, everything is fine."
"we will be introducing some legislation to increase our rail inspectors."
"So, if we can get a younger person, 18 years old, send him to school, or her to school, get a CDL, and they are walking out with zero college debt earning $60,000 a year, that is a hell of a good deal..."
"I am concerned, looking at your testimony, that you may be trying to skip a generation like the rest of the Biden administration is doing in an impractical manner."
"Please get me that information. And then we can have a real honest discussion instead of throwing around talking points."
"There is a program under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that is specifically designed to help with formerly incarcerated folks getting job training to make sure that they break that ..."
"Listen, no veteran should be going unhoused. We just--we just should not, and some of my veteran brothers and sisters, unfortunately, you know, wind up in that situation."