Political Quotes

“Again, I want to thank all the Members that have worked on this bill. I know that the two Members on the floor here are valued members of the committee. Again, I oppose the instruction because I believe it really--we have got a delicate balance here; and a strong position moving into the Senate to get this over the goal line and get ourselves a long-term, multiyear highway transportation bill is just something that I think we all want. It is all good for the country. The gentleman brings up some good points on the funding of it. As soon as we get this bill passed, on the President's desk and signed, we have really got to sit down with the stakeholder community and Members on both sides of the aisle, both sides of the Capitol, people around the States, and figure out a way to move forward in the future to have a fully funded, robust transportation highway trust fund. So again, I appreciate what the gentleman is saying, but, again, at this point, I urge opposition to this motion to instruct. I yield back the balance of my time.”