Ed Rendell: “There has to be a vehicle for specific projects. But that vehicle... would be competitive earmarks based on a…”

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

We strongly support an infrastructure bank. It is the best vehicle, we think, for getting capital, private capital, into play for projects of regional and national significance.

I think one of the most important things this committee can do is start looking at some form of vehicle miles traveled tax.

We need to revitalize America's infrastructure before it is too late.