For a brighter and more prosperous future, we must invest in a green infrastructure, a green economy, and green schools ...
I do not want to understate. I just want to point out that if it is a little bit or a lot, that means car loans, the pri...
I am pleased that we have once again come together on a bipartisan basis to move forward with these bills.
In my view, surge capacity, the ability of our healthcare system to respond to mass casualty emergencies and biosurveill...
These programs are critically important to help ensure that our Nation is well prepared to successfully manage the effec...
We know we have a looming deadline which does the same.
I must say, Senator Baucus and Senator Vitter, who are the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrast...
If we don't prioritize smart transportation investments today, we will fall behind tomorrow.
We can't keep building bridges in Baghdad and Kandahar and not Baltimore and Kansas City.
I so appreciate your asking that question.
So we now have to keep up the momentum.
They actually do mention only one spending priority, and that is the Highway Trust Fund.
Put simply, we cannot afford any cuts to infrastructure spending, and at the very least we must maintain current levels.
they have to feel that this is a priority.
We need a national, strategic transportation policy that establishes clear, measurable goals for the future.
This bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, MAP-21, will maintain current funding levels, protect existing...
We will see a loss of 620,000 jobs between highway and transit, 500,000 of those on the highway side.
I think this is a day that we will remember for a long time.
