Lynn C. Woolsey: “I want to thank Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Mica for this piece of legislation because, Madam Chairman, it's going to take a…”

“I want to thank Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Mica for this piece of legislation because, Madam Chairman, it's going to take a big change in how we do business if our country is going to meet our energy demands for the future. While the Republicans in Congress and President Bush chant ``drill, drill, drill'' to appease, it appears, their big oil buddies, the truth is we can't drill our way out of this problem. What we need is a commonsense solution, solutions like the bill before us today. H.R. 6052 won't solve all of our problems, but it does start the process of getting people to change their habits and get out of their cars by providing them options of transportation that allow them to get to where they're going without driving solo in their cars. It's steps like this that can make a big difference because public transportation is going to play a huge role in solving our energy problems. It will also make a difference in what is going on in our environment. It will help communities not have to build more and more roads, and it will get people where they're going in a very efficient way. Madam Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, to support the expansion of public transportation.”