"This level of funding for highways in an economic stimulus bill is unacceptable, as it largely ignores the immediate job creation and economic growth associated with infrastructure investment."
"I would encourage President Obama to prioritize the transportation needs of this Country."
"We can't do our share with an ever-dwindling Highway Trust Fund."
"We cannot walk away from it because we would be walking away from the future."
"We have to in the United States get our act together and address infrastructure in a big way."
"President Obama at first in the budget took this whole trust fund idea and basically said it is not working."
"I think it is important that so many people came here... We want to get this job done."
"I hope the Administration is open to working with us on every possible idea."
"I think that is what we need right now. None of us is ideological about all this. We just want to be pragmatic and get this to happen."
"This is something we can get done, but nothing should be off the table, even if at first blush, you know, we reject it."
"I want to say, we will as well. So I think this is, we are ready to go. We are very close to being ready to go."
"Well said."