Thomas E. Petri: “Safe workplaces are essential to the success of our businesses, and we take seriously our moral obligation to provide…”

In closing, I would like to reiterate that this bill is about good government, about creating a regulatory environment that improves safety at a fraction of the cost, and ultimately about helping to revitalize an American industry. I…

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Our infrastructure, our transportation system has been the foundation of our economic greatness in this country, and we need to step up and demand that we find a way to continue to finance it.

I applaud the administration and I applaud the other members of this committee who say, let's take a look at some other sources of revenue, including general revenues.