This is a military and security and economic problem of the highest order.

I agree.

Congress tends to respond, frankly. It doesn't lead a lot.

I mention that because we might more easily find ways to finance our transportation system...

My staff, when they were putting together my schedule, they weighted this hearing today as a low priority.

EPA also exempted biomass from its greenhouse gas regulations, something that creates a great deal of flexibility.

The President, both in this Executive Order and in the Chamber of Commerce speech and in the State of the Union Address, emphasized that we are having a government-wide review of the existing regulations.

Let me conclude by just saying to my colleagues, I do not know if the first time I heard of this Presidential Executive Order was at the State of the Union address.

So I just urge us all to keep working on this.

I agree.

We have to find the will to raise the revenues.