Political Quotes

“All of these extraordinary organizations are behind the Senate bill--the Governors Highway Safety Association, American Concrete. This is America together. They are calling on us. And this is not a partisan issue. It is incumbent on the House to keep the reauthorization process moving forward and not wait until October 29 when we are on top of the deadline and we have to do another extension. We are all sick of it. Let me just say it doesn't work. If you went to the bank and wanted to buy a house and they said, ``I have great news from you, Mr. and Mrs. America: You have been approved for a loan, but it is only for a year,'' you are not going to buy the house. It is the same way with our State highway people. They are not going to build a new highway or fix a road or invest in a transit program if they only have a few days of an extension that they can rely on. They want us to have a long-term bill. We passed the 6-year bill here with 3 years of pay-fors. We have seen the organizations. I am saying that our people who drive on roads are Democrats, Republicans, Independents, liberals, conservatives, rightwing, leftwing, ``middlewing.'' It doesn't matter. This is one issue where we can come together, and the Senate proved we can come together. So our words--and I really speak for everyone. I know. I talked to Senator Inhofe, and he knows I am speaking today. The words we have for the House: Just do it. Just do it. If we can do it, you can do it.…”