I hope we wouldn't shy away from it.

Some people say that we are on our way to becoming sort of a third-world nation with respect to our infrastructure.

We have an interest in reducing the threat to our planet that is posed by climate change and global warming.

I would just remind us all, it is not the next highway bill, it is the next transportation bill.

I have been talking with some of our colleagues, including some of our colleagues on this panel, about the economic stimulus package that is before us that we will be voting on today or tomorrow, and probably again next week.

A lot of times, commissions are created, we get the reports, we file them away and they never see the light of day.

They provided little political protection, if you will, for Democrats and Republicans to do some of the difficult things we needed to do.

We have an interest in reducing our dependence on foreign oil.

I think we all need to back up a second and say, what fundamentally can we do to put some principles and outcomes and base results in our system.

We have an interest in improving the quality of our air, reducing the health implications that flow from dirty air.

I believe the Commission that you served on, in this instance, has done good work.