seen before in the region. record-breaking, major expressways completely flooded in new york city. passenger rail service shut down across the northeast. torrential rain flooded people out of their homes. there is only sadness and it is just overwhelming. so where we are is that we have to start from scratch as we are mourning. we have to see how we can move on. the nypd says more than 800 passengers were rescued. look at that, from the new york city subway system. the department says that it made hundreds of other rescues including a livery driver on a flooded road in central park. officers also say a disabled man trapped inside his home when he asked about his dog, police went back and rescued the dog as well. one of the most extraordinary images this minor league stadium turned in to a lake this
those population centers have enough people and decemberty to support passenger rail service and we can connect them efficiently to neighboring communities and sis if we have the investment to do it. bringing us back to scranton, who famously commuted on amtrak for three decades and where the mayor sees unprecedented use. and tourism, right? we re in the heart of the poconos. . the golden age of rail. we need to make sure we have infrastructure to sustain into the next generation. critics say that rail, passenger rail, is not part of the a nation in love with cars
paid leave, the care economy. and other things, as well, the children s tax credit. that will move in tandem with this infrastructure package. and these are things that democrats can unite behind. and with the bipartisan infrastructure package, a package that we believe republicans can vote for, as well. people have talked about infrastructure for decades in washington. now is a chance to vote on it. i remember the discussions. around 2006, 2007, the minneapolis bridge collapse or the minnesota bridge collapse. i want to play something the president said and i want to continue. this is what we heard from president biden today. when is the last time, if you were to ask me if i were able to get passenger rail service, $66 billion worth. largest investment ever since amtrak came about.
20 bipartisan groups of senators and senators that i met with, only ten were here today, but that group, that we had an agreement. for example, i talk about why would biden compromise? well, when is the last time if you had asked me whether or not i d be able to get passenger rail service, $66 billion worth, largest investment ever since amtrak came about? i asked for 90, i got $66 billion. talk about public transit. $49 billion. $49 billion for public transit. when i raised that before, somebody looked at me like where have you been? biden? you ve been spending too much in china or something. i haven t been to china, you know, electric buses 7.5 billion. i asked for 15, i couldn t get all of it but we compromised. electric infrastructure, that is it, charging stations along the road.
Updated: 2:48 PM EDT Jun 9, 2021 Indian River County requested to drop its final lawsuit against Brightline Trains, LLC, and Florida East Coast Railway, LLC, Wednesday.Brightline is currently developing and operating an express passenger rail service between Miami and Orlando, with the bulk of the rail in Indian River County using Florida East Coast Railway s (FECR) existing railroad right-of-way.The last lawsuit pertained to the cost of installation and maintenance of the Brightline highway-railroad crossing safety improvements, according to a memorandum by an attorney with Indian River County.There are 32 locations where the FECR intersects with an existing roadway, according to the settlement agreement.Sen. Debbie Mayfield worked with the Florida Department of Transportation, the state legislature and Brightline so that Indian County would not be responsible for paying for the improvements requested, according to the memorandum.She noted during a press conference Wednes