Ed Rendell: “On the debt issue, we've run up a lot of debt very recently and gotten very little for it.”

The public... never heard about those. And the whole earmark process poisoned the well for transportation funding.

The public never heard about those. And the whole earmark process poisoned the well for transportation funding.

The cost of inaction --and the gentleman from the trucking industry talked about repairs and accidents to the trucks that come from bad roads and inadequate bridges.

Raising taxes: less than $100. Cost of inaction: $818.