Barbara Boxer

Our goal is to get a draft that we can share with Members on both sides so that we can move forward.

Economic recovery and job creation are top priorities for this Congress, and investing in transportation is essential to that effort.

One of the most effective, far-reaching ways to create jobs and get the economy back on track is to fix the nation's outdated infrastructure.

Our transportation systems used to be the best in the world, but investments have not kept up with needs, and now we are falling behind.

We are working across party lines both here, I am working with Senator Inhofe and the Subcommittee Chairs and Ranking Members we call the Big Four to craft a transportation bill that we feel will be adequate to the needs of the country.

What I am very interested in doing... is the notion of using TIFIA because it is a current program to fast-forward these projects.

Surface transportation improvements create jobs in the construction industry, which has been especially hard hit by the economic downturn.

I am going to put my opening statement in the record and hope that each Senator who arrives will do the same because we really want to get to talk to you and get some of your ideas.

I think that we are kidding ourselves if we believe that additional revenues are not needed.

Thank you very much.

I rise today--and I am staying close to the floor today--because I am very concerned that the Senate is going to vote on some very detrimental proposals for the American people which have to do with, for the first time that I can tell in…

We call on him and say: It has been 30 days, let's get our act together. We need to feel the pain ourselves just as all the others will feel the pain. ____________________

The green way is the way to reduce costs, says HP.

I mean, first of all, you get the capital, people are hired, small businesses, private sector people, terrific stimulus, and then the payback is so good, and then the businesses have more funding in their pocket to reinvest in another…

That is important going forward.

I always think we argue here over the word sustainability. We do not have to use that word.

Administrator, as you are leaving, I really need those numbers.

I would like to talk to Kerry and Hutchison and see if they would put in these types, because it is all a revolving fund process where loans are made and then they are paid back to the Infrastructure Bank.

We need incentives and we need financial programs to make the existing buildings retrofit in a correct way.

A part of what was in that bill was an authorization of a program I thought would be helpful to the private real estate market.

Thank you for chairing the hearing and good luck on your next mission.

That is remarkable. I hold that up to the committee.

As we struggle to find our savings, and I think, if you could, so I will close with this.

How much do you want to save? What is your goal of savings?

Are you quantifying your savings?