Brian Bilbray: “I am just asking that as we ask the private sector to invest in cleaner, more environmentally friendly technology that…”

“I am just asking that as we ask the private sector to invest in cleaner, more environmentally friendly technology that we finally stand up and say that the United States Government will not set aside just a portion of its transportation money for clean air and good environment, we are going to now say that all of our transportation funds should be aimed at clean technology and good environment and clean air; that the Clean Air Act is just as important and that the public health is just as important, and that is going to be implemented here. Mr. Chairman, I have always been frustrated by the spending of federal dollars on polluting technologies, which runs absolutely counter to our other federal clean air strategies. Let me say, however, that I greatly appreciate the work which has been done over the years by Chairman Wolf, to move away from this old concept and to encourage the use of cleaner technologies.”