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This is the only place in America where the interstate funnels down to a single lane, and it is not because we were innovative and came up with a great idea that nobody else could think of.

That's why it is incumbent upon the Department and Congress to make sure every single dollar from this law counts.

My focus now is going to be on oversight of the law and ensuring that it is implemented efficiently, effectively, and adheres to the letter of the law.

It is astounding that inflation has increased 550 percent.

Thank you, Chair DeFazio, for calling this important hearing, and thank you, Secretary Buttigieg, for being here today.

I worry about that, the precedent that it sets.

The result of the administration putting its agenda ahead of the law of the land... is that infrastructure funding... is being diluted even further.

So, when the administration came out and said that racial equity, climate change, environmental justice, and enhancing union opportunities were going to be the driving factors, I had strong concerns because those are things that you all…

So, I guess, I am just trying to understand, what are we doing, and why aren't we putting money toward true national priorities that will relieve congestion, reduce emissions, improve time saved in traffic.

With us being the State that should be performing at top under your criteria, top under the criteria that I wrote because I am incredibly biased, yet, we got one grant.

Sixty-two hours a year, time lost just sitting in traffic. No one would have expected that that be the case.

The administration isn't as laser-focused as it needs to be on fundamental transportation policy.

I represent south Louisiana. We have one of the most at-risk States for sea rise, we have one of the highest African-American populations in the Nation.

I recognize and respect that it's now the law of the land.

Having said that, I do recognize it is now the law of the land, and I respect that fact.

Americans know that they can no longer buy the same amount of food, clothing, gasoline, and other necessities with their hard-earned dollars as they could just a year and a half ago.

one of the things I am concerned about and have been pretty active in over the years is trying to figure out how we make the Highway Trust Fund solvent.