[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 124 (Thursday, July 9, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGY

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                          HON. SHARICE DAVIDS

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 9, 2020

  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer my support 
for a new and exciting technology called hyperloop, a modern innovation 
to enhance our Nation's transportation infrastructure. Hyperloop 
consists of a network of sealed tubes where trains carrying cargo or 
passengers can pass through without air resistance or friction. This 
could drastically reduce travel time from hours to mere minutes. 
Benefits of this technology are numerous: in addition to shortening 
travel time, hyperloop is energy efficient and has the potential to 
dramatically cut greenhouse gasses from our atmosphere. Additionally, 
while we enter a time of economic uncertainty, hyperloop represents an 
entirely new sector of the economy and would provide opportunities for 
new jobs and could stimulate commerce.
  Madam Speaker, I am especially excited about this new technology 
because of its unique tie to Kansas and the Third District. One of our 
finest constituent companies in Kansas' Third District, Black and 
Veatch, has been working on hyperloop projects for some time, 
demonstrating that Kansas City would be a welcome location for any 
pilot program. Spirit AeroSystems, our neighbors in Wichita, have been 
tapped to help build the high-tech capsules for Virgin Hyperloop One, 
which has a project site in Kansas City, Missouri that could serve as 
the starting point for an eventual Kansas City-to-St.Louis stretch, 
cutting travel times from a nearly 4 hour drive to just 30 minutes by 
hyperloop. And Kansas City has long been heralded as a talent center 
for high-tech and engineering jobs, which aligns well with the growth 
of this cutting-edge technology sector. Last October, I hosted a Small 
Business Committee field hearing in my district, bringing together 
various startups and entrepreneurs to discuss innovation and expanding 
capital for high-tech small businesses. In that same vein, I would be 
excited to see hyperloop introduced in the greater Kansas City metro 
area and look forward to showing what Kansas' Third District has to 
offer.

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