"It is very tough for transit to be able to come up with the 80 to 90 percent for a transit project."
"There is an advantage to the Federal Government in that there is new money being interjected that won't end when that TIFIA loan is repaid."
"it is not just a couple of days, you know, it is weeks. And the storm is gone, the wind is gone, the rain is gone, the surge is gone. It is just these flood waters are still there, and it is still aff..."
"A lot of our counties have taken full advantage of category 8 funding, Mr. Long, and I would just like to say a little bit about that."
"Unfortunately, the previous administration decided that sustainability was going to be injected."
"In the 2014 WRRDA bill there was a provision dealing with resilient construction, which I had a big interest in then."
"My point is, is there any way that could be reversed or changed or is there anything you are thinking about that would bring about to ensure that we don't sacrifice resiliency for something else that ..."
"I would like to focus in on one thing, and that is a couple years ago there was sort of the storm of the century in the Northeast, and there was about $50 billion it cost the federal government to pay..."
"I've been trying for a few years here--I did finally get resilient construction defined, so now we have it defined, and yet I could see the real potential with composite materials and construction are..."
"I just--that's what was on my mind, these Capitol Police whose service protected life yesterday along with the heroic acts of many of the Members of this Congress."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank for you having this meeting, a joint meeting, and thank each of you for coming."