"The issue of dredging is really an issue of Congress. We authorize and we haven't authorized much recently."
"At the end of the day, we have been reducing the amount of money available for almost all infrastructure."
"I am particularly interested in the way in which you have this public-private partnership in the bay area. Is that a model for other places?"
"One thing we know for certain is that the GPS system is going to go down, some time, some place, in a very inopportune moment."
"I want to really drill on this and get down into this in some detail."
"Well, so much for that idea."
"I want to stay with this for a while because it is, in my mind, fundamental to our work that we have a clear understanding of the mission and the resources necessary to carry out that mission."
"I want to carry on from where the Chair was going with this question."
"You are working in an environment, physical environment, and leaving that aside, are also subject to the political environment here in Washington."
"Like it or not, that is your budget."
"I think we need to do that, Mr. Chairman."
"But I think we can get a better fix on what is actually necessary."