Less than three-tenths of 1 percent of our GDP is being invested in our non-defense public structures and buildings.
I think the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was a good first start.
Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic, at a cost of $78 billion a year to the economy.
I think these are important points and need to be part of the policies that we look forward to in our next effort on rea...
I think our challenge, Madam Chair, is to craft the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, that you referred to as ...
Total current spending is well below what is needed to improve the condition of our national transportation infrastructu...
So yes, it is critically important that we make the right investments.
It has been estimated that we spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic.
But I think we need to make sure that what we do in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act is consistent with ou...
The funding we provided merely put a dent in the enormous backlog of transportation needs in this country.
Our Nation's surface transportation system is in desperate need of repair while being stretched to its limits.
There are three major provisions that will sunset during 2009 that will need to be taken up by Congress.
I think most of us believe these tools are extremely important, and we want to make sure that you have the tools that yo...
Let me thank you, Director Mueller, for your service and thank you for being here today.
I just want to make sure. In other words, I am thinking about maybe getting a letter off to the President or somebody, M...
But these cost overruns, I mean you get to a point where I am sure there are situations in Government where the cost ove...
The plan means nothing if you are not carrying it out.
the imperative of fairness and parity in the GSA process is so important.
