I appreciate the role that you played in sort of pulling the poison out of this thing.
If there is anything that we can do legislatively to help you in terms of facilitating that process, please let us know ...
I would really like your comments. One of the things that really frustrated me at multiple administrations over the proc...
I think this is a history that is not a very happy one in this country where there has been a lot of abuses.
I will assure you you will be seeing lawsuits about this in the not-too-distant future.
I really want to commend the Administration on this. We have had successive administrations... that did not sit down and...
Count me in the camp that thinks it is not enough money.
I just think you need a little bit more.
For years I have been leading the fight in Washington for increased investment in transportation and infrastructure.
this Committee has such an incredible jurisdiction. It has the largest jurisdiction of any Committee in the U.S. Senate.
This simply means that we will go back to the highway program being funded $1 billion a month lower than 2009 levels.
There is an undeniable link between a robust economy and strong transportation infrastructure investment.
I am a big spender. That is what we are supposed be doing here.
There are two things here: the indirect jobs and then the long-term, how this helps others.
A key consideration for the short-term infusion of infrastructure spending is this: Every dollar invested in constructio...
Now, one of the things that is not talked about are the indirect jobs, the long-run jobs, the getting people to work.
The last Administration had a figure, and I have it down here. It is 34,779 jobs for every billion dollars that is inves...
I am relieved the Senate was able to work out a deal last night on the 30-day extension of the highway program.
