Their recommendations were basically labeled dead on arrival. Dead on arrival.

This glass that is right here where I am sitting, it is empty. This is our transportation trust fund. It is empty.

I think our infrastructure deficit is important. I think we need to fill it in.

One of the great things about States, there are 50 of them, 50 laboratories of democracy.

I want to come back to what you mentioned, the VMT, as one of the user fees that we should consider.

I don't think it is a very smart way to do business.

I have been interested for a while in the VMT proposal, in fact, when we considered MAP-21, I proposed a suggestion that we might create a research program to explore how we might structure a VMT fee.

For every $1 that we appropriate for DERA, it leverages $3 additional.

My colleagues and I were sent to Washington to govern and to find commonsense solutions to the challenges that face our Nation.

Let me emphasize, we believe there is still plenty of work to do that will allow more need for these programs.

Cutting such a successful program is penny wise and pound foolish, which is why I will work with my colleagues to restore funding for this effective law.

I appreciate the dedication to reducing the Federal deficit, but some investments are actually worth paying for, especially when they have a 13 to 1 payoff.

I think that is a good step for us to take, and thank you for your leadership.

I don't believe Americans are especially interested in Democratic ideas or Republican ideas.

Again, thank you so much for being here, thank you for the great work that you are doing in this arena.

Thank you so much. Thank you for your testimony and for your leadership for eons on these important issues.

Is it possible to clean our environment, clean our air and create jobs at the same time? ... the answer is very encouraging: yes.

If they are idling, if they are not idling, if they stop the idling, you save fuel and probably save some lives as well.