This is the definition of a boondoggle, Mr. Chairman. We all heard about the 'Bridge to Nowhere.' It is safe to call this the 'Train from Nowhere to Nowhere.'
I appreciate their hard work.
I cannot find in this budget any evidence of taking that vision seriously.
We are here to think boldly, we are here to think big, and rise above petty partisan squabbling.
It is especially troubling that your budget would eliminate the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.
These sweeping program eliminations... are the equivalent of taking a meat axe to the HUD budget.
I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it.
SHOP is essential, essential seed money for what they are doing.
These corridors are critical to the economy and security of the United States.
I thank the committee for their previous support of the civil liberty language and ask that it be included again in the next appropriations ...
These future interstates could serve as the pilot programs to test and demonstrate innovative policy reforms that save taxpayer money.