This administration sometimes forgets this.

I want to thank all three of you for your superb testimony.

The idea that we pay people to go to prison and the more serious the crime against society they get more money, that is ludicrous.

Because they went to prison as a terrorist act they are getting a pension.

Crime pays. Pays very well. The more serious you commit the crime against Israelis, Americans, Western Europeans, whoever, the more they are paid.

Now, I think that is terrible of us to say that all future elected officials won't do their jobs as well as we do, we are better than them. That is ridiculous, it is insulting.

I just want to be clear that everybody here understands. Private activity bonds exist because, and solely, because of Federal tax policy.

It is a great loan. I wish I could get one.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member. I want to thank Mr. Grimm and others for bringing this bill forward. You have heard what the bill does. I will tell you that I want to associate myself with all of the people who support it. I…

we are tying their hands in whatever crisis they may face 20 years from now.

if we put more money on the table, these projects would happen.

it bothers me a little bit to say that future elected officials won't do their jobs.

The President has called for streamlining and accelerating the permitting process for infrastructure initiatives, and the budget includes funding for a new interagency infrastructure permitting improvement center to help with these efforts.

I cannot understand how the administration can say that it wants to accelerate projects, when we get a last-minute hold.

I am really concerned about that, because my big fear is you move a project up 17 years, yes, I get to use it.

I guess, again, for me, I love the idea of coming up with new tools in the toolbox, I really do.

Right now, today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is losing hundreds of millions of dollars each year directly from the Federal Government.

I actually think it is a good idea. But let's not forget how we got where we are.