congress is significantly failing to invest in our transportation infrastructure around the country. we've had bridge failures out west highway and port and rail challenges for years but this tragedy helps focus us on amtrak which is a key piece of our national rail infrastructure and the northeast corridor which is the busiest and most heavily used. we have a tunnel that we used to get to and from a baltimore every day that was built in the 1870s. we've got turns and bridges and pinch points that are dramatically out of date and we need to invest more in modernizing it. i also, andrea just in close want to say how grateful i am to the men and women of amtrak. as the vice president's statement referenced, those of us who ride the train every day know how hard they work, how much they do how well they contribute to the comfort and safety of their passengers and i just -- my thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who work on amtrak every day and who i know must be responding to this with great concern and anxiety. >> thank you so much senator. thanks for being with us and for