I am interested to know how we can increase the private sector's role in creating our transit future.
I think States are still trying to get their hands around exactly what the potential for those dollars are.
This is a very important topic, obviously.
All federally assisted transportation investments must address energy and climate concerns.
We have got to have that as the ultimate goal, that we have got to be looking at metropolitan areas.
We must rebuild and modernize our nation's transportation infrastructure in ways that are more energy efficient.
This nation cannot deal with our energy and climate challenges, without confronting the transportation sector.
We can already see... an increase in property values... a significant level multiplier from that original investment.
I think the efficiency in regional approaches to the implementation of these plans is clear.
This nation cannot deal with the energy and climate challenges without addressing the transportation sector head on.
I hope that we can produce a bill in this Committee that shows that our commitment to helping local transportation entities more adequately ...
I can think of no one better to help guide this Committee through our discussion on the reauthorization of Federal transit programs than Joh...
It seems like the red tape and the regulatory aspects that get in the way of communities like ours getting these projects off the ground.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
There's a well known Civil War Major, one armed veteran, Major Powell who made that very proposal. We're now trying in the West to govern ou...
Doing desalination right costs a little more money than doing it wrong.
Technology that's best imitates Mother Nature.
It's been a fascinating hearing. We see over and over again the nexus between water use and energy use, technology, national security.
