"I want to thank our Chairman Mr. Costello for holding this meeting."
"We must demand compliance with the orders that we have for sufficient rest in order to remain alert and react properly."
"I am not going to get up here, and there are other agencies that have not been as good a steward as Secretary LaHood and the Administration has been on transportation."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Appreciate your calling this hearing and also helping us make certain that we acted responsibly and act responsibly in assessing how Federal dollars in a huge stimulus p..."
"I appreciate your good work."
"we still want folks to be held accountability and we are watching very closely how money is being spent."
"A certain amount it appears is going for planning, and I am not against that or for studies, and that does also create jobs."
"My heart aches seeing folks without a job, and our whole objective--your objective, the Administration--was to get people to work as soon as possible."
"Well, thank you again. I appreciate your coming in and keeping us posted on your progress."
"But, again, the problem was the clarity in definition, which GAO identified as a problem."
"I think with the limited funding that we are going to have with the next reauthorization that we really do need to look back towards the Eisenhower years when we created the interstate system."