[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H555-H556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR SELECTION AS SUBCOMMITTEE RANKING MEMBER

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank my Democratic 
colleagues for selecting me as ranking member of the Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials for the House Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  I will work to accomplish at least four strong railroad priorities in 
the new Congress.
  The first is the completion of the Hudson River Tunnel and the entire 
Gateway Program. This is the most important transportation project in 
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Nation, and it will help commuters in my district as well as travelers 
throughout the East Coast.
  The second is using the bipartisan infrastructure law funding to 
improve Amtrak and travel throughout the Northeast corridor.
  The third is more oversight over freight railroads nationwide.
  The fourth is a promise that I made early on in the Congress to make 
sure that rail workers finally get the sick time they have earned and 
deserve. We need to make sure they are operating safely and efficiently 
across the country.
  Again, I thank my colleagues for my selection. I look forward to 
working with all of them to make these priorities into realities.

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