You cannot have kids who learn in classrooms if they are worried about their safety.
That just seems like a terrible barrier, and one we ought to be able to get around.
much of what is important in our lives starts with public safety.
I am very pleased to be able to be back, and of course, anxious to hear from our panels today.
My fear is that like so many policy initiatives that we start in Indian Country, it has a stop-start type practice to it.
Senator Thune and I come here.
I want to express my appreciation to you for your leadership on this important issue.
I think it is important that the commitments that have been made be carried out.
It is a statistic that really is, it is stunning, and it is something we just have to change.
This maybe, Mr. Chairman, the indirect impacts of lack of public safety, the question was the direct impacts, but just some of the indirect ...
We must work together to address the challenges facing our tribes.
It's a way of bonding for capital improvements.
An efficient national passenger rail system is a crucial element of the American transportation system.
It's also a great financial risk to taxpayers if the selection and management of this project is not wisely carried out.
These are truly exciting times for those of us who have long been advocates of passenger rail.
The funding that has been made available for high-speed rail in the President's budget is an opportunity.
We need a balanced transportation system, and high-speed rail is part of that balanced equation.
I'm glad you asked a question about the Panama Canal, Mr. Chairman, because that's also something that I wanted to get some reaction to.
