In addressing his concern about the cost of this bill, it is yet to be defined. It's something that we will need the administration to define the cost of, as we would with any bill that goes through the appropriations process. We look…

Thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak on behalf of my amendment to authorize the enlistment in the Armed Forces of undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. under 15 years of age, who entered the country on or before December…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Let me just finish by saying the precedence is here. Legal permanent residents are already serving in our military from American Samoa, from Micronesia, from Palau. We have a long history of over 660,000 immigrants serving in our military…

We need those public-private partnerships.

The Federal Government needs to incentivize the States to participate and to invest in these things, as it always has.

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 are both clearly identified and necessary beyond dispute.

We need to put the cost controls in to make sure that the projects happen not only on time but on budget.

Let me just say that this committee is very focused on getting the passenger reauthorization bill done this year.

Responsible governing involves choices, and while this administration in its budget wants to fund everything, we really need to, again, focus like a laser on those things that are smart investments.

I agreed with the President 5 years ago when he said a $9 trillion debt is un-American. Now we are double that.

I would assume that once the project starts, that there will be a push from my friends in Congress to finish that project.