Tom Vilsack actually said...

"There is no question that innovation is going to make a significant difference in terms of costs."

"I know land-use planning and transportation planning are normally thought of as a State and local issue, but having some notion of what can we do from the Federal standpoint to kind of marry those two..."

"I always would get very frustrated with the Federal Government, why we don't have a comprehensive, logical transportation policy in this country."

"I think there is a serious risk of inaction."