We all agree that a passenger rail system linking the big cities of this Country would be a great idea.
I am for all of those things that are included in here.
How are we going to finance a high speed rail system today without some form of capital funding?
This is by far the best nomination that you have made.
There hasn't been a new project started in Pennsylvania for 2 years because we simply don't get the Federal money we used to get.
I fear that a national infrastructure bank will serve urban areas at the expense of rural.
You know, I am glad to hear you say that because all too often, we want to reinvent something that has already been invented.
We tried to triple that amount and were unsuccessful in being able to get the bill up.
Transportation is often neglected.
We can do it. We know we can do it. We are doing it right now just by getting people in a room working together.
That bank idea will rob the future growth of the highway program.
The challenges in continuing to provide a safe and free flowing transportation network have never been greater.
There is a direct link between a robust economy and a strong transportation infrastructure.
Both Chairman Boxer and I have complained about some of the bureaucratic delays that might be eliminated.
The tribe owns the land, and the tribe ought to be free, to develop its resources.
But you need, you do need to have that tool, and Congress needs to be willing to sort of, you know, stand up to the lobbies.
It is a nightmare problem in Oklahoma, the allotment situation, so what is the feasibility?
Frankly, you cannot really assess the needs if you do not track them anyway, you do not know if you are doing any good.
