The funding we provided merely put a dent in the enormous backlog of transportation needs in this country.

Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic, at a cost of $78 billion a year to the economy.

But I think we need to make sure that what we do in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act is consistent with our overall responsibility to balance the Federal budget.

It has been estimated that we spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic.

So yes, it is critically important that we make the right investments.

I think the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was a good first start.

I just want to make sure. In other words, I am thinking about maybe getting a letter off to the President or somebody, Ms. Napolitano, just reiterating some of the things that you have said here today and that it sounds like we have a good…

But these cost overruns, I mean you get to a point where I am sure there are situations in Government where the cost overruns can actually be more than the original contract which is crazy.

The plan means nothing if you are not carrying it out.

there will be ongoing questions at least from this Congresswoman about these issues because they are profound

the imperative of fairness and parity in the GSA process is so important.

I must tell you, there is skepticism by my colleagues in Russia as to the sincerity of our reaching out, at this point.

There are many concerns. A lot of them have been brought out. We have human rights concerns, from how they treat their journalists to the right dissent.

I just want to agree with our leaders on this committee about the importance of improving our relationship with the--with Russia.

I think it's a very valid point. And no one here will weaken our involvement in NATO.

I do hope that we can engage, and not be worried about an engagement here.

DHS representatives had previously denied that DHS had any information regarding the MSP investigations targeting these protesters.

It's fair and simple, and we can have a mechanism to get the funds back on a realtime basis to draw a real connection in the consumer's mind to the fact they are being compensated for whatever additional costs.