George Lemieux: “Freight rail takes trucks off the road; it is clean; it is efficient; it's safe; and it plays a big part in Florida.”

I think that rail, both on the passenger and freight side, needs to have an ever more prominent role in transportation in this country.

We can't say we're going to just freeze spending. We have to cut spending.

America has too often been chasing the future rather than working to shape it.

It falls upon the United States to shoulder the burden in issues such as terrorism and dealing with rogue countries.