Political Quotes

“I first want to personally praise the distinguished chairman for this appropriations bill which does so much to enhance the safety and infrastructure investment in our Nation's transportation systems. I know the Senator is a long-time supporter of renewable energy technologies and transportation which uses clean fuels that preserve air quality in our Nation's cities. I am particularly pleased at the committee's decision to approve the President's request for funding the Advanced Technology Transit Bus [ATTB]. This project, under development in Los Angeles, uses the expertise of our defense aerospace industry to build a next-generation transit bus that will run on a variety of clean fuels, will provide considerable maintenance savings to our transit agencies and will provide conveniences for disabled passengers. The committee included by request for $13.1 million in bus discretionary funding to deploy five bus prototypes for transit agencies participating in the project across the country. The President had also requested $6.5 million in his budget to complete the research program under the National Planning and Research budget of the Federal Transit Administration.”