Eric Crawford: “I commend the chair for holding this hearing today and look forward to hearing from our witnesses.”

The issue before us today is how do we ensure we have the resources to build and maintain a surface transportation system that will meet the needs of our nation and allow us to remain competitive in the 21st century.

We cannot continue to put a band-aid on this issue.

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