Denver really points up the absurdity of the status quo when it comes to Federal rail safety oversight.

the situation is actually much more grave than just the $1.5 trillion deficit we have, the $15 trillion debt

It really is not defensible.

We need to do better than that, and maybe this is one mechanism for helping

I appreciate the conversations we have had about that project as well as the Roaring Fork Valley and other things across the State.

the Administration has included the idea of an Infrastructure Bank in its budget

I share, obviously, your concern about the fiscal conditions, as well, and I believe that we are going to be able to have a constructive conversation about it.

Thank you very much for holding this hearing. Thank you to all of you for everything you are doing to try to implement this bill so that we do not have the kind of systemic risk we faced on the front end of the crisis.

I urge you to favorably report this bill so that the full Senate could promptly consider it and Michigan's rich maritime history and wildlife habitat at Whitefish Point can be preserved and interpreted for the public.

I introduced this legislation in the 112th Congress this past March.

I want to extend a special thanks to you for joining me as an original cosponsor.