oh, mr. payne, i'm sor rirk mr. payne. mr. payne: thank you. you know, in reference to the question asked of mr. gardner in terms of his salary and bonuses, i think it pails in comparison -- it peals -- pales in comparison to freight rail compensation on the other side which is not open to the public. so we know that their compensation other the past several years has been in the millions. so i think we -- thank you, mr. gardner, for working at a bargain basement salary. mr. gardner, while some parts of the country are slowly recovering from covid, and the intercity rail ridership, others have almost fully recovered. an excellent example can be found in the ridership numbers and investments made in north carolina and virginia. please tell us the state transportation agencies are doing differently what they're doing differently to drive an increase in the inner city rail passengers and what amtrak is doing to shift these state transportation agencies in fulfilling these goals. mr. gardner: thank you for the question. you're right, north carolina

mr. payne: thank you. mr. warren, one of the many benefits of the rail service across the northeast corridor is getting cars off the roads and preventing aadditional air traffic in our already congested airspace. can you please elaborate on infrastructure projects across the northeast corridor and the goal to reduce the state of good repair backlog will benefit the communities in the region, economically, and how these impacts will impact the global plight against -- fight against climate change. mr. warren: thank you. the transportation is the sector that emits the highest level of greenhouse gases. the more we can do to attract riders to the northeast corridor trains, most of which are electrifies -- ewhrebgtry tpaoeud, the more rereduce greenhouse emissionings. it reduces automobile congestion. i road down much of the corridor from vermont, massachusetts, connecticut, through new york, new jersey, delaware this weekend. i sure wish more people, including myself, were taking the train for that trip. a lot of

mr. jackson: i thank you, the honorable donald payne jr. from the state of new jersey, for those eloquent words. it is now my privilege, mr. speaker, to yield to the honorable sheila cherfilus-mccormick from the state of florida. mrs. cherfilus-mccormick: in honor of caribbean heritage month, i rise today to recognize dr. judith joseph, who has helped shine a light on mental health issues and inspired countless others to seek support. dr. joseph immigrated from the -- to the u.s. from trinidad at the age of 4. after growing up in a religious community, with a father as a pastor, judith became interested in exploring the intersection of spirituality and science. today she lead as team of 10 talented women at the manhattan behavioral institute who are dedicated to developing and exploring novel treatments for mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and adhd. dr. joseph has shared her expertise with a wide audience, using social media as a positive vehicle for change and digestible, accessible manners. thank you, dr. joseph, for yo

nehls: mr. payne yields. i recognize the ranking member of the full committee, mr. larson, for five minutes for the opening statement. mr. larson: thank you, chairman nehls and mr. payne, for holding this hearing on improving amtrak across the country. the bipartisan infrastructure bill is a monumental achievement that supercharged our nation's investment in rail. it provided bold, long-term investments across transportation systems and infrastructure creating jobs and benefiting our economy. just last week the bureau of labor stats reported they added $300,000 jobs in may, including 25,000 construction jobs and 24,000 warehouse jobs. for inner city passenger rail doctor intercity passenger rail specifically, they guaranteed funding for repair investment and development, makes possible for the first time ever dedicated, reliable federal funding, disbursed over the next few years to expand and improve intercity passenger rail. among the recipients was the city of burlington, washington, in the great state of washington, which is awarded a $2 million plans gran -- pla

mr. payne: mr. speaker, i rise today to -- mr. speaker, i rise today to discuss the fiscal responsibility act of 2023. last week we passed that bill to raise america's debt ceiling. and to avoid an economic catastrophe. the failure to pay our bills would have led to millions of lost jobs and possibly another great depression. the bill protects the health care of millions of americans, including veterans. it invests in education and child care for american families. it protects student debt relief and supports our country's move to a clean energy economy. i want to praise president biden for his work to raise the debt ceiling and thank the members of congress from both parties who voted for this bill. we have a responsibility to protect americans and we succeeded in doing so with this bill. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, and to revise and extend my remark

mr. payne: mr. speaker, i rise today to discuss how republicans are helping the wealthiest 1% of americans and how they are not helping the rest of america. they continue to focus on tax cuts for the richest americans. they continue to push for tax breaks for multibillion dollar corporations. and they want the rest of us to pay for them. they want to slash investments in child care, education, health care, and public safety, and now they want to attack social security, medicaid, and medicare. democrats are putting people over politics. we are strengthening the middle class. we are working for american families. with president biden's leadership we are creating millions of jobs and lowering the price of common consumer goods. americans are driving on new roads and bridges, thanks to our work, and these successes are examples of why i'm proud to be a democrat. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> i ask un

speaker -- mr. payne: mr. speaker, i rise today to praise mr. george mariboll of montclair, new jersey, and his dlb lounge. for more than 50 years his lounge was an iconic jazz club in montclair, new jersey. and it showcased some of the most talented jazz musicians in the country. the lounge was more than an entertainment vane eu. as one musician said, it was central to the local black community. it was the home of the montclair blues and jazz festival, and students from jazz house kids would perform there. it was a place where local artists could jam with nationally recognized artists. and every night mr. meriboll would greet his patrons and musicians alike from his swivel barstool. it was not only a home for jazz, it was a home for black culture. unfortunately, the d.l.b. lounge closed last year. but they will not soon be forgotten. it was a place where we could all go and felt our great community. mr. meriboll is a great man and we appreciate all he's done to our community. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose doe

here with is the host of making money on fox business, charles payne. mr. biden nomics. >> yeah. what part of the economy is working because i can list the part that's not working. i'll tell you what'st wo really rubbing up. >> the repo man. >> they can't they can't hire enough. they reallannot hirey can't. >> they can not hire enough. that's the fastest growing industry in this country. you here's the thing. you better not be buying a corvette. i've been waiting. a i heard about that. you have six. and when i get it, it bettert noitt ripped out. yeah. no, i got a feeling you'll be okay. just a gut feeling. a gurepo>> i think you'lt feelil >> you know, the old political term. a chicken in every pot. yeah. terso? so in a biden administration, i said, how about if we get, ad, 40 million chickens thatt we every pot, you know, like the $1.9 trillion that we pumped down to the economy, wetm just live off of that forever. but you know what? there's a funny about free money. >> it's not free. and americans have learned thai the hard way. so now we've been dealing with this massive infla

mr. jefferson determined that the deity was a sovereign on the sense of the people who came here and said he was king of america and that was by thomas paynenow the creator is the author of truth and justice so what we has is a congress who is being paid to connect us with our king through mutual consent and debate and argument and laws and the establishment of truth and justice. that is not being affected. i am an army veteran myself, 68 -- went in 1968, a true believer, to find out the same cia/fbi that she did this -- host: will, do you have a questions about the economics of this? caller: yeah. truth is the key. why keep using the term pandemic when we know it was a plandemic and it was the common flu renamed as covid. that is a statistical fact. host: that is not roben farzad's expertise. we are talking about the economy. we will go on to joe in atlanta, georgia, democratic caller. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have a question about the relative cost. if i understand correctly, the debt is 31 trillion dollars, and our gdp is $26 trillion, but nobody ever talks about our asset base. the united states, if i understand it, is w

mr. walsh, the revision of the seat of policy in january 2021 was for the first time survivor informed by paynesurvivor consultants for their expertise, and review of the documents. what steps did u.s. aid take to ensure the provision in december 2021 was also survivor informed? the policy highlights a survivor informed approach. what steps are being taken by usaid missions to go create local programming, and our survivors be impaired for their consultant services to usaid? >> so that policy is essentially the guidance that washington puts out to any field mission that wants to do trafficking programming, or to renew it. it's conveying best practices overall priorities, and that's true across the range of fields. if there was one foremost principle that we try to imbue and this version of the seat of policy, it was the survivor centered framework through which we want every program to be defined. no wind defined that is new per se, but it is our foremost priority. now, when missions to design these programs, we will send top-notch expertise to help them, to help convene with survivors. to infor

payne and grant shapps trying to move the conversation on. let's move to a panel. michael, what did you think of what mr schatz said?nt will stop did he manage? explosive statement will stop did he manare? ., ., ~' ~' explosive statement will stop did he manaue? ., ., ~ ~ . explosive statement will stop did he manale? 4' . ., manage? look, i think he did. we are all under a disadvantage _ manage? look, i think he did. we are all under a disadvantage because i all under a disadvantage because we've not seen the report from the committee. we do not know what it says and that's going to be a very important point. it affected many of the questions that you put to grant shapps but it affects for example whether boris johnson shapps but it affects for example whether borisjohnson could ever come back into the house of commons so we are all in the dark. we have not seen the report so we can't have a judgment on that. the not seen the report so we can't have a judgment on that.— a judgment on that. the report says he didn't tell _ a judgment on that. the report says he didn't tell the _ a judgment on that. the report says h

mr. payne: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate caribbean american heritage month. this is a great time to celebrate the contributions caribbean americans to this country. it is a culture know for its delicious food and drinking such as jamaican jerk chicken and cuban mojitos are a dish that -- a drink that is woppedderfully tasty. and caribbean artists brought influential music to america such as reggae and calypso. some of our greatest amer americans -- some of our greatest americans have caribbean roots. alexander hamilton, america's first treasury secretary, was born in the caribbean. former secretary of state colin powell was the son of jamaican immigrants. shirley chisholm, the first black woman to be elected to congress and run for president was the daughter of immigrants from barbados. today, caribbean americans are making a difference across the country and we celebrate all of them this month. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the hous