if something is not working, then we ought to make it better.

I look forward to working with my colleagues to reduce toxic diesel emissions that threaten our communities and our children.

Great. Thanks so much. Thanks for joining us today.

George Voinovich, as you know, played a huge role in getting DERA on the table.

I am introducing the Clean Construction Act of 2011.

He had this idea on the Diesel Emission Reduction Act. He was looking for a Democrat cosponsor.

Thank you. Thanks for that statement, and I look forward to working with you on this and a lot of other stuff, too.

I don't believe that Americans are especially interested in ideas that are Democrat or Republican.

All right. Thank you.

I think in any business, that is a pretty good return.

I will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure this program continues to be funded.

Well, here you have two issues where people have come together: DERA, which has a track record of people coming together and reaching across the aisle; and clean construction, where at least two of the major stakeholders that are involved…

OK. Good. Thank you.

We have learned from you, too, so it is a two-way street.

Thanks for your encouragement and for your good stewardship and for setting a good example for the rest of us.

From your lips to God's ears. We will hope that the request will be granted.

I think there were three things working against it, and that is not to say it wasn't a good idea.

continuing DERA would provide a cost-effective way to address the existing fleet and will deliver immediate public health benefits.

In the end, we are in this together. We need to figure out together how to get to a better place.

That is a very good point. Thank you for mentioning that.

Thanks, Mr. Parfitt. Well done.

An analysis from Global Insight estimates the rule could put up to 798,250 jobs at risk and reduce U.S. GDP by as much as $1.2 billion.

We ought to do this. Some said no, but most said, yeah, this would be a most fitting thing.

We will never be a $300 million or $700 million, but we can do better than zero. We can do a lot better than that, and we should.

National parks are a critical part of what it means to be Americans and to have an opportunity to appreciate and understand the natural beauty, and the history, and the diversity of our Nation's wild lands and of our history.