metra is asking for funding from congress. on that note i would like to thank you for introducing h.r. 14 survive which rid authorizes the safety program program for ptc which is 200 million annually for the next five years. even though ptc will not be fully implemented by the deadline, metra has taken significant steps to safeguard for our passengers. we have reviewed the 2015 safety advisory and are in the process of implementing automatic notifications are to system load by the conductor in advance where the speed is reduced by greater than 20 miles per hour for average worker. the conductor will communicate and remind engine of the restriction we've also instituted the c-3rs program in conjunction with our labor union with every. before closing i want to bring to the committee's attention recently a question was raised at the conference with regard to the commit real industry's ability to continue to operate passed the ptc deadline as relates to liability, insurance liability. the commuter railroads are currently investiga

we could address some of those issues spent about also make the point that metra has significant increase, needed to increase fares as a long-term plan of increasing fares so you are doing your part in regard to that. very quickly before i conclude that someone other safety related issue. with administrator feinberg. regardless of whatever plan the fra chooses those mandates the use moving farther i hope the agency keeps careful tabs as i do on efforts in reports and submit your we already know they have released ambitious and aggressive timelines for finishing the ptc installations and some of the issues we've had with them which we have discussed. and i think we need to make sure we follow up and keep rails the safest possible. thank you. i yield back. >> assortment. if i could make one point in response to the back and forth. we've asked for a sum total of $2 billion to go toward tbc and fermentation and technologies. 825 million integral america but altogether 2 billion. we are in favor of the additional federal funding going to ptc of limitation. >> thanks, mr. lipinski. >> thank you

over one million people are using these rail systems and again as we talked about before metra needs to find $13.4 billion over the next decade just to maintain the system in its current condition. that's why it's more important than ever before to find funds to maintain and rebuild our nation's infrastructure transportation system. we hear all the time from our constituents that we need jobs good high-paying jobs. frankly, transportation infrastructure system for manufacturers how do we move people around is absolutely critical to our economy. i saw i saw an estimate that said every additional minute of five minutes costs u.p.s. $100 million. we have switches in the chicago area that delay rail up to 15 minutes one way. that's 30 minutes a day and if you're a regular commuter, that's 10 nevada hours in a given month. 10 1/2 hours you could be more product i or spend time with your family or spend time doing homework with your children. this is something that we as a country, if we want to be more productive if we want tone courage more good high-paying jobs, we have to find a way to