We need to be pragmatic and transparent, and we will need all parties to participate.
Chairman Shuster and I are committed to rail reauthorization this year.
I believe that the Northeast Corridor is extremely important.
We need to make sure we focus on what makes sense and prioritize that investment in the infrastructure.
I believe the $6 billion that was given to California high-speed rail could be better spent on such upgrades as these projects where they ar...
I do think that we will see high-speed rail in my lifetime. The question is what is it going to look like.
My concern with the Northeast Corridor is we cannot afford to wait until something breaks or there is a safety issue before we fix it.
I would assume that once the project starts, that there will be a push from my friends in Congress to finish that project.
There is a huge shortage of funds. We have got to fix the highways, but we only have about 2 years' worth of funding for a 5-year bill.
Responsible governing involves choices, and while this administration in its budget wants to fund everything, we really need to, again, focu...
Let me just say that this committee is very focused on getting the passenger reauthorization bill done this year.