So, to have a presence there most of the year, all year around, just projects U.S. national interests and projects our sovereignty over that area.
The pause of the U.S. involvement in the Arctic Council and the associated loss of international cooperation in the Arctic is troubling.
This is a signal. It is not unlike a signal that NATO provides, where we have multiple partners.
I fear we risk losing our dominance as an Arctic state if we don't take more aggressive action.
If we, as a nation, are serious about protecting U.S. life and sovereignty in the Arctic.
The 5 years of advance appropriations is essential for us to be able to re-fleet the entire network.
This equipment is the same age as I am. It has earned its retirement.
The new Acela trains are being manufactured in New York, creating 450 or so direct jobs in Hornell.
I am not sure how that helped its productivity, but it was tossed out.
The IIJA funds to Amtrak really change the entire game for Amtrak's capital program.
We don't want to follow the California model in the country, and we really don't want to impose that sort of one-size-fits-all bureaucratic,...