I would point out the easy stuff has been done. Since 2008, within the Federal Aviation Administration, we have cut $510 million out of the cost basis by reducing travel by 30 percent, IT savings of $36 million, $100 million from innovative contracts.
Porcari highlights past budget cuts made by the FAA to illustrate fiscal responsibility.
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Again, what the sequester is in a part of a fiscal year, because three-quarters of our Department is exempt from it, is the equivalent of a 90 percent cut.
But how, on the other hand, can you justify additional public money without constantly looking at the demand-supply equation that exists out there?
Any major infrastructure investments... has required core public funding on a multiyear basis to be effective.
We need to, as I have mentioned before, level the playing field so that jurisdictions throughout the country can make the choices that make sense to them.