Let us not be afraid to look at alternative ways that can save money, create jobs, and then have more dollars available for the expensive pr...
I strongly agree with the consensus here that we need to get a surface transportation reauthorization enacted, it needs to be long-term, it ...
Improving the overall functionality of our complete transportation system is what it means to improve the 'livability' of our communities.
Fast and efficient intermodal transportation systems, both figuratively and literally, drive our nation's economy.
I think every dollar that we authorize has to be spent efficiently and appropriately for transportation in this Country.
It is about jobs. It is about outbuilding our competitors.
In order to have successful efforts for increasing capacity of other countries, there needs to be a priority on gender equality.
Secretary Gates shares the importance and the attention that is needed for gender equality.
I think it was terribly irresponsible for the Senate to take up that resolution.
The argument I hear the most against consumption taxes is progressivity, but we can make a consumption tax progressive, and we have ways of ...
We are certainly realistic to know that your proposals are going to be politically controversial wherever you went.
I think you have the right formula, and each element will be controversial.
My concern is that if we were to pass the recommendations of the Commission, it is unlikely that that would stand for very long before Congr...
We want the best policy objectives. Future Congresses are going to act regardless of what we do in this Congress on these recommendations.
Let me just very quickly, Mr. Chairman, agree completely, and that bill, of course, was strongly supported by our delegation here, and we wa...
You have to set it at a rate where it will not cost the taxpayers any money, and yet it still gets scored as an issue because of the OMB for...
We need to do it on our environmental commitments on storm water.
We cannot do it by roads alone. We cannot do it by transit alone.
