We had a fire the size of Rhode Island last year in Oregon.
I wanted to start by echoing Senator Udall's comments in regard to the proposed reduction in funding for hazardous fuels...
the owner of the mill said, and I believe I have this right, that it's like a person starving to death in a room full of...
A lot of our private landholders are very concerned about forest fires that are moving from public land onto their priva...
Please share research showing that [state and] local governments are going to be interested in making substantial invest...
I hope that it is the first of several hearings that we have on the Budget Committee dealing with infrastructure finance...
I hope that we can go to conference on the budget so we can begin to iron out some of those important differences.
We have not been investing enough. The Highway Trust Fund is not going bankrupt, but it moves into a negative balance.
I hope today's Budget Committee hearing marks the beginning of a wider, more robust conversation on the budget, specific...
The majority witnesses focus time their time and energy arguing for devolution--the concept that we don't need a strong ...
We need more federal resources.
America had a 50 year experiment with devolution, local control over infrastructure.
We are on a path for significant reduction in infrastructure investment.
The federal government has largely failed to maintain a system of aviation facilities, the electrical grid, sewer and wa...
We need a national system that speaks to the transportation challenges of today.
Infrastructure investment would put millions of people to work while it strengthens local economy, the environment, and ...
One of the most important trends in America is that people are driving less per capita.
I hope that we will be able to expand our hearings and our analysis to hear from the amazing array of people.
