Richard Blumenthal actually said...

voluntary agreements are no substitutes for enforceable rules any more than they are out on the highway

We look forward to an era of very close bipartisan work together as is characteristic of this committee.

I'm asking really for authority; whether the agencies need authority to expedite these rules, to issue emergency orders.

We need more investment in infrastructure and the ways to do it, whether it's an infrastructure bank, a railroad trust fund.