"We cannot continue to put a band-aid on this issue."
"The purchasing power of fuel taxes, which have remained unchanged since 1993, has eroded by 55 percent over the last 30 years."
"Thank you for holding today's hearing to bring more attention to what must be done to address the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund."
"Congress should oppose counter-productive 'shortcuts' to real infrastructure investment."
"Hon. Eric A. ``Rick'' Crawford, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas, and Chairman, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, opening statement."
"How do we ensure that 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?"
"Although critical to the Highway Trust Fund's short-term operations, government bailouts are not a long-term solution, nor do they address the underlying, multifaceted, and structural problem."
"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 t..."
"These factors have contributed to the widening gap between Highway Trust Fund receipts and expenditures."
"Much of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's activities this year have focused on efforts to address the Nation's supply chain crisis, and rightly so."
"This subcommittee understands that truckdrivers are critical to our supply chain and economy as a whole."