When President Kennedy declared that this country would put a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s, he knew that his bold, aggressive promise would require a new culture, a new mindset, and ultimately a new administration in NASA to become a reality.
Rendell draws a parallel between Kennedy's moonshot and current rail initiatives.
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You insulate the infrastructure bank from political pressure, like the BRAC Commission, which by and large works pretty well.
But I go to too many hearings on the question of infrastructure and transportation, and nothing significant gets done. Nothing significant gets done.
The country has 66,000 structurally deficient bridges, one of which was regrettably in Minnesota.
I think one of the most important things this committee can do is start looking at some form of vehicle miles traveled tax.