I want to make sure that we have enough permanent revenues in the Transportation Trust Fund so that we can have a 6-year reauthorization without another cliff.

We have to get an infrastructure solution here that helps us move forward, so thank you for your leadership.

What kind of roads do you have? What kind of sewers and water do you have?

Yes, we need more infrastructure. Let us start with the easy ones that do not cost taxpayers a penny. Let us start with Keystone.

Neither party should point fingers and try to lay blame when it comes to the now-common practice of passing short-term highway extensions.

However, in the past, this committee has consistently stepped up to the plate to find ways to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent.

we would have a sufficient amount to plus-up on defense or on the domestic side without such borrowing techniques.

There really needs to be some policy changes here if we are going to really address this larger program.

I simply ask that everyone join me in a moment of silence so that we can offer our thoughts and prayers to the victims and their loved ones.

I believe that it is high time we stop stealing money from motorists, people who drive their car to work in the morning like I do, taking my Federal gasoline tax money and using it to fund transit projects that I do not use.

I am committed to working to get us as close to that goal as possible.

They need to be held accountable. They must make safety a priority.

Economic growth was mentioned, and my colleague here, Ron Wyden, left, but I know both the chairman and the ranking member are intent on moving us to comprehensive tax reform.

We approached these negotiations in a spirit of cooperation as much as possible.

We can reform our international corporate tax system to make it more competitive, shut down tax havens, grow investment in the United States.

We have to find a common way to move this forward.

We need to get to the point where we are no longer facing a highway cliff every few months.

It is going to take hard work and real policy changes to get us anywhere near that level of funding.