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We have got at least 25 percent of unneeded infrastructure in the Department of Defense. If we can't get Congress to allow us to close it, we are simply going to waste taxpayers' dollars.

Enactment of H.R. 813 will generally free all VA services from the political gridlock that has crippled the appropriations process in Congress.

We cannot emphasize enough the importance of ensuring that sufficient, timely and predictable funding is provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Help us help you and the veterans you serve by coming out today in support of H.R. 813.

As you are well aware, for several years now Maine has had an excellent, real-world experience with the use of heavier trucks, 6-axle trucks, that are permitted on both State and interstate highways under our 20-year pilot program.

Capital goes where it can earn a return and where there is a reasonable certainty of that return.

Nobody in this body, at least nobody that I know, and certainly not me, wants to gut regulation or wants to shortcut environmental review.

I think an inherently dangerous system for democracy, and it has become even more so in the last few years.

Permitting is generally too costly and the process is too lengthy.

Regulations have a cost, and not all regulations are created equal.

I have experienced--and I have also been a board member of large companies and small companies, particularly in the financial services field, so I have seen how regulation right now, I think, is far overburdening small community banks and…

I believe it is critical that we seek a better understanding of the regulatory process.

Clearly it is not healthy for democracy to have that amount of money sloshing around in the system.

Projects should be judged on their merits and not on who wins protracted legal battles.

We do not have the luxury of being able to impose regulations that are going to impose unnecessary costs on businesses in this country.

Over the years, regulations have helped keep our drinking water clean, they have ensured our food is more sanitary and labeled more accurately, and they have led to dramatic improvements in workplace health and safety.

Can we find a way to permit major projects at a cost that is not extraordinarily prohibitive?

I want to have the toughest environmental standards in the Nation and the most timely, predictable, and user-friendly process.