I certainly will look forward to seeing the draft. I think you, in fact, made a lot of good arguments about why Maine should be exempted.

We do have a pretty good sense of what is happening. You hear from most car companies, they are moving to electric cars.

the tremendous need for this program was once again demonstrated this past year by the fact that the department received 452 applications requesting more than $6 billion in funding for TIGER projects.

For all of its talk about project streamlining, the Administration needs to streamline its own process and quickly deploy these dollars.

SNAP funding is critically important in Maine, where one in five children are food insecure.

I am hoping that we can take a look at the fiscal year 2019 budget and restore some funding in that area.

the Administration has given conflicting signals on the issue of the air traffic control privatization.

I hope that the Administration will refrain from undermining our progress by floating rescission packages, musing about vetoes, or continuing to play politics with major infrastructure and safety projects.

This program has allowed our producers to greatly expand their markets and create more jobs at home.

American consumers are increasingly interested in knowing exactly where and how their food is produced.

I assess that risk as extremely high. I don't see what will prevent it from happening.

I am concerned that that is leaving American producers at a disadvantage.

we tripled funding for TIGER from $500 million to $1.5 billion in order to better meet our Nation's infrastructure needs.

I am concerned that the President's budget request would completely eliminate the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative.

I certainly hope that we can continue this good work in 2019 as we evaluate the Administration's proposals and receive input from members on both sides of the aisle.

The current shortage of truck drivers in our country is expected to grow from 48,000 to a 175,000 by the year 2024.

I totally agree, yes.

The American Society of Civil Engineers each year puts out a report card and tallies up the backlog in repairs and refurbishment.