So as secretary, in your golden age of travel, can you talk about connecting rural and coastal communities to rail access? Yes, I appreciate that question, Senator. And from my vantage point, oftentimes I do think Rural communities can be forgotten, and we're smaller populations. One of the balances that I think I'll have to make with this committee is the amount of dollars it costs to connect rural communities, whether it's, you know, through rail. (28:38–28:48)
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