I think the work that has been done is remarkable.

I think we have this tendency suddenly in our culture today, for whatever reason, to think that energy is an industry sector over here and we can just sort of set that aside over there.

I think it is great, I think it is partial.

I am looking forward to spending more time with you to talk about the specifics as we roll it out.

Do you agree that we should keep the 80-20 split between highways and transit?

Well, we should definitely do that.

I think your idea at Grand Forks is extraordinary and something we ought to look into.

I have put in legislation with Senator Pat Leahy to make sure that the Guard and all Reserve components can use both.

I just really have one questions, and I do not care what order we go in.

how do you help them jump start their economies and get them going, particularly in regard to tourists?

We must ensure that our Native communities have the resources they need to recover and thrive.

When I talk to the Border Patrol agents, they tell me they need barriers, technology, and people to address the situation.

They're saying they don't have time to do their job securing the border because they need the three things I just mentioned: barriers, technology, and people.

Would you agree with me when you talk to your Border Patrol agents, they tell you they need barriers, physical barriers, technology, and people?

I am an eternally optimistic person, Mr. Chairman.

How are they going to be able to do their job so that they can handle what's going on on the southern border?

So, for planning a budgetary certainty, would you prefer, and I would ask Director Omishakin first and then Director Panos, would you prefer guaranteed an increased funding, or would you rather gamble with the application process for a DOT…

It is my hope that we can continue the trend by crafting a reauthorization bill that meets the priorities of North Dakotans and Marylanders alike.