Derrick Van Orden

This is an epidemic.

That is a non-starter for me.

He just said that they trusted the departments to, you know, instead of using a cudgel to use a scalpel to get rid of people that are unproductive.

I'm not going to put up with these agitators. We're not doing it. Republicans are too nice.

I'm not going to put up with these agitators.

It's very important that everybody has, as much knowledge as possible so that they can make an informed decision.

I want to see the actual numbers that you submitted and what they actually paid, because we are not doing this anymore.

The railroads need to be put in check, and that is what we are here to do.

We drastically need more FRA field inspectors to help hold the railroads accountable

I want it to get off the ground, no pun intended, but we have some programs like that in my district.

Assaults on transit workers are at an all-time high.

I am going to remind you of something that apparently you have forgotten. I am a member of a co-equal branch of Government, and will be respected, and you will not interrupt me in my house.

I am deadly serious about that, and I am amazed that you and I found common accord, and I appreciate it.

No one who has a soul can look at those pictures and say that having an artificial date of 2030 established for 50 percent of our fleet to be electrified is worth a single child working in slavery.

I don't ever want your children to be exposed to any of this. I don't want my grandchildren to be exposed to any of this.

How many children are going to have to continue to work in slave conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to make sure that we can meet the artificial goal of 50 percent of the fleet being electrified by 2030?

I'd say this is not productive. Republicans, if you're going to wear that jersey, you got to be on the team.

We have to understand this is not a junior high school reality television show.

I am just not OK with that.

Food security is national security.

Luckily nobody was injured and no fertilizer was spilled in the trout stream.

I think we need to let our local governments have more autonomy to respond to the local needs that are out there.

Consumers are telling us what their thoughts are about that through the lack of market for electric vehicles.

The vast majority of roads in the United States of America run through small towns and middle America, and we are feeding the world.

Washington, DC, sends money to Madison, Madison sends money to Madison and to Milwaukee, and they forget about us.