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His knee. Im sure if he was here, hed be the first to point out that iron that like our infrastructure, all of us are getting older and in need of repair from time to time. There was one very important message, however, he wanted to be with you today to share. And that is to thank each of you for coming to washington and to visit with your members of congress. Hes been to the hill many times himself over the past year. And hes worked hard to share with lawmakers the stark facts and a sense of urgency. Hes explained how were investing much less than we should be in transportation. And hes warne...

On the what. The thing that gets set up and whether it qualify as an exchange set up by the state. These exchanges do qualify. The rope they qualify is because they fulfill the requirement in section 1311 b 1 each state shall establish an exchange. 1321 tells you that. It says to hhs when a state hasnt elected to meet federal requirements hhs steps in. What hhs does is set up the requirement exchange. Such exchange referring immediately to the required exchange, only required act under exchange 1311 b 1. It has to be what hhs is doing under plain text of the statute fulfilling 1311 b 1 each st...

Out. As were starting with this new authority, a couple of thing, critical. First of all, throughout the d. O. T. , safety is our number one priority. There cant be enough attention to this. But for transit, our challenge is also recognizing approaching safety, one size wont fit all in terms of a regulatory framework. That simply just wont happen. And so, weve been spending a lot of time, you know, explaining and building on whats going to be the centerpiece of our work which is a Safety Management system approach, an sms approach. Used extensively in the aviation industry. Faa has deployed it...

New programs that will focus on current Passenger Rail service and the development of future Passenger Rail service. New amtrak grants that would Keep Services in good working condition. The Rail Service Improvement program, which would provide competitive grants to drive development of high performing Passenger Rail networks. This program also includes funding for ptc implementation for commuter railroads and support for states and localities to mitt grait the adverse impacts of rail operations in their communities through grade crossing improvements and rail line relocation efforts. Simply p...

The funding does not come from congress. It comes from transfers. This is 600 million without congressional oversight over the agencies fund. Congressional oversight is a constitutional function. This agency has proven it is not a good steward for expenses. A prime example, the cost overruns of the headquarters currently. Inspector general estimated a cost overrun of that renovation. Current estimates put it at 600 per foot. That is more per square foot than the cost to build the bellagio casino. I enter it in for consideration. Thank you. Mr. Chairman. Senator enzi sanders. Senator sanders i ...