[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 77 (Thursday, June 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1164]
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TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE JUDICIARY, 
 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2007

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                               speech of

                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 14, 2006

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 5576) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, 
     Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, 
     District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes:

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the FY07 
Transportation, Treasury, HUD Appropriations bill. I am very pleased 
that included in this bill is $4 million for the much needed Second 
Avenue Subway.
  This worthy project will ease the incredibly overcrowded Lexington 
Avenue subway line, which is one of the busiest in the nation. It is 
unquestioned that the Second Avenue Subway will immediately benefit 
many tens of thousands of area residents. The 9/11 attack on New York 
City and the transportation restrictions imposed afterward only further 
magnify the importance of providing the region with an adequate mass 
transit system.
  Just for some background on the project, construction of the full-
length Second Avenue Subway has been divided into four phases, each of 
which will produce a minimum operating segment that will carry a 
significant number of passengers. The first phase of the Second Avenue 
Subway project will include stops at 96th, 86th and 72nd Streets, and 
tunnels from 99th to 62nd Streets. At 63rd Street, the subway will link 
onto the existing N and R tracks, providing a one-seat ride from the 
Upper East Side to Times Square, Wall Street and Brooklyn. When this 
phase is completed in 2012, 202,000 riders are expected to board the 
new line each day.
  I am very grateful to the Committee for recognizing the importance of 
the Subway and thank Chairman Knollenberg and Ranking Member Olver for 
this essential funding. I would also like to thank the bipartisan 
Members of the New York delegation for their continued support of this 
project.

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