Assessment districts would be a vehicle by which you could exercise the local support for something.
But you have got to come up with it. And I just think we are going to have to deviate from our old 60-year-old behaviora...
There has got to be a better way than just continuing to do it as we have done in the past.
What we are talking about are life and death issues.
As we make decisions for the next surface transportation bill we will need to keep asking ourselves, 'What is the Federa...
Any emphasis on addressing metropolitan congestion problems must be based on the recognition that Washington does not un...
We need to keep asking ourselves what is the Federal role. This Nation's needs far exceed the available funding.
It has been very helpful to us.
I am a father and grandfather, so obviously protecting the health of children, born and unborn, is a personal priority.
The goal of this oversight hearing today, as well as the legislative efforts we have underway, is very straightforward.
We have actually eliminated a bunch of highly effective teachers in Oklahoma to meet the requirements of what the Federa...
That is my point. This has been available to everyone, and you haven't turned them away. I think you have answered it ve...
I believe in Federal infrastructure spending and see it as one of the primary purposes of Government.
Clearly, we need to think about how we can do things differently.
We can't expect to spend our way out of this crisis with Federal dollars alone; we need a true public-private partnershi...
I believe our Federal infrastructure spending is one of our very primary concerns, second only to defending America.
OK, it has been 16 years since the Federal aid program authorized the use of State infrastructure banks.
I mean, this is not just a matter of convenience; it is a matter of life and death.
