mr. batori's nomination. congress has tasked the f.r.a. administrator with the strong push that will be needed to ensure railroads meet the deadline for full p.t.c. installation and training. make no mistake, mr. president, a strong push is what many passenger railroads need. according to the f.r.a.'s latest quarterly progress report for passenger railroads, only 50% of locomotives are equipped. 64% of required p.t.c. radio towers are installed and only 24% of required route miles are -- conducting strong oversight of p.t.c. implementation including holding a hearing in 2018. however, what i do not expect the commerce committee to do is frant any change to the p.t.c. deadline framework established in current law. that, mr. president, is why we need mr. batori. when finally confirmed he will play a significant role in successful p.t.c. implementation. this is not just the view of the commerce committee which approved mr. b.a.t.o.r.i. -- mr. the states for passenger rail coalition which includes 25 department of states, they say that the issu