Anthony Foxx: “If America is going to be a world leader in producing this energy than we're going to have to be a world leader in…”

The Federal Government has a responsibility to help ensure our global competitiveness by investing in a robust, multimodal transportation system.

I want to thank you for being such a great voice for the need to fix the shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund and for long-term stability in the funding.

We believe our proposal meets a lot of the principles that many have articulated. We think it is the right way to go particularly given the urgency of the moment.

The reality is that we are underinvesting in our infrastructure and we have been for some time.