Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 9, 2016
We are going to need your continued leadership, because one of the challenges that we have in Congress is that this has actually become, unfortunately, a partisan issue for some where it becomes a question of whether or not you support smart growth, location efficiency, multimodal transportation, rail, all those things, which sometimes cut along liberal and conservative lines when, in fact, if you look at mayors, if you look at the AARP, this is a question of keeping people safe as they walk around.
Said by
Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Schatz emphasizes the need for bipartisan support for safe transportation initiatives.

Share

More from Brian Schatz

Jun 24, 2026

The UK is the latest example of a country stepping up to protect kids online.

schatz.senate.gov
Jun 26, 2026

People deserve to know whether the videos, photos, and content they see and read online are real or not.

schatz.senate.gov
Jul 23, 2026

About 190,000 people in the state of Hawai‘i, believe it or not, voted for Donald Trump. And I know a lot of them, and I represent all of them. And one of the reasons that they were enthusiastic about Donald Trump and you, Mr. Secretary…

schatz.senate.gov
Jul 23, 2026

These are not bureaucratic mix-ups. Every day this money doesn't get to where it's supposed to go; every contribution, worth hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, is delayed, people go hungry. People get sick. People die.

schatz.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation