Mr. Tonko, a few moments ago, you talked about reigniting the American Dream. So how are you going to do that?

We need to put these things in place. Let's see, we've had the Northeast, New York. We've had the Midwest. We've had western Pennsylvania. How about Texas? Let's go to Texas. Sheila Jackson Lee, thank you for joining us tonight.

Thank you very much, Mr. Blumenauer, and your work on this has been noted for a long, long time. You've been a leader across this Nation on providing all types of transportation well beyond just the bicycle, which you happen to have on…

Well, that's exactly what we should do. About 2 months ago, the gentlelady from Illinois spoke on the floor about a history lesson that I was unaware of. I'm not sure she wants to go into that today, but it dates back to the Presidency of…

If I might interrupt just a second, I'm going to complete the story you told on the floor here just by my memory. If I'm wrong, please correct me. But he told Alexander Hamilton to develop an industrial policy for America.

So those free traders who say get government out of the way need to go back to the very history, the very beginning of history of this where President George Washington told his Treasury Secretary to develop an industrial policy for…

Well, don't leave us, because we are going to go around on this subject again. Mr. Blumenauer, you were kind of anxious to jump in with some ideas.

And the transportation system goes with it. Mr. Blumenauer, you are rightfully talking about the glories of Portland, Oregon; however, I want to bring to your attention that streetcars are now being manufactured in Sacramento, California…

You've used some very, very challenging words for us, reigniting the American Dream. We have an opportunity. It's this week. This House is going to take up in the Transportation Committee an extraordinarily important bill that speaks to…

At the end of the day, it's about jobs. Those jobs, if they're in the manufacturing sector, will be middle- American jobs, and it will reignite the American Dream. Men and women can see the opportunity. They can see the opportunity to buy…

That history of partnership goes back to the very first President of this Nation. George Washington set up an industrial policy: Mr. Hamilton, Go out and develop an industrial policy because we're going to make things in America. So at the…

Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee, thank you very much for once again joining us in these dialogues and how America can make it. Certainly if we make it in America, we'll be well on our way. Manufacturing does matter. Just this last weekend I was in…