Alexander Hamilton and George Washington had it correct: the American Government working with the private sector can make the difference. When we talk about infrastructure, we have an opportunity this year, Congress and the President, to…

Oh, it resonated with me just fine--along with a lot of bumps and bruises and cuts and the like. But this is the public-private partnership. This is the role of our government to make these critical investments in education, in research…

You reminded me of my college football career at the University of California, Berkeley, where I was an offensive guard and a defensive tackle, blocking and tackling.

Let me give you an example. The American Public Works Association--these are people with the sanitation systems, the water systems and the like--estimate that 25 percent of all of the fresh-treated water in our municipal water systems is…

Mr. Ryan, your lesson on American history is right on. We often hear some of our colleagues talk about the Founding Fathers-- the Founding Fathers wouldn't do it this way, they wouldn't do it that way, or they would. It's very interesting…

I want to thank you for the work that you have done on saving these people's lives in floods.

There is no communication infrastructure, is there, for this particular point?

I would appreciate it.

A year ago, you were going to base this at Beale. Why did you decide to change?

What about the other infrastructure, communications, housing, et cetera?

It would seem to me you would not proceed without a full cost for the program, would you?

We need to have a much deeper discussion.