We can already see... an increase in property values... a significant level multiplier from that original investment.
We must rebuild and modernize our nation's transportation infrastructure in ways that are more energy efficient.
We have got to have that as the ultimate goal, that we have got to be looking at metropolitan areas.
I can think of no one better to help guide this Committee through our discussion on the reauthorization of Federal trans...
All federally assisted transportation investments must address energy and climate concerns.
So let me know when it is going to be.
As Senator Bennett would say, I think Salt Lake City experienced a similar success in hosting the Olympics with their tr...
I think it is particularly important when we talk about things like the deferred maintenance... an investment in our eco...
We find ourselves at a crossroads at this time of economic downturn--a crossroads at which we must choose a path that cr...
This nation cannot deal with our energy and climate challenges, without confronting the transportation sector.
I am interested to know how we can increase the private sector's role in creating our transit future.
It seems like the red tape and the regulatory aspects that get in the way of communities like ours getting these project...
I hope that we can produce a bill in this Committee that shows that our commitment to helping local transportation entit...
Doing desalination right costs a little more money than doing it wrong.
Mr. Chairman, thanks for holding the hearing. It is from this perspective truly a row of witnesses.
I assume that your view is that there is Federal authority now to be able to intercede, either through the Treasury or t...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
If our markets were lubricated and were doing what they were supposed to be doing, we wouldn't be sitting here talking a...