 and confirm the urgent need to address rail safety. I urge this committee to take long overdue action on rail safety so passengers and communities with rail in their backyards have a level of safety oversight and protection afforded to other modes of transportation. We're going to hear a lot about many topics today, Mr. Secretary, and we look forward to your answers. With that, I'll turn it back over to the chair when you get started on your testimony and member questions. And with that, I yield back. All right.