Ray LaHood: “We are totally committed to the Columbia River Crossing. This is going to be a model for multimodal transportation.”

The reason that California wants high-speed rail is because the Governor wanted it. A Republican Governor, Governor Schwarzenegger, started that program.

I wonder if something mechanical took place, Anderson. And, the way that it appears to be descending, it appears that they -- the pilots lost control of the plane and it descended very, very quickly.

It's not uncommon to have a crash in an area where there are residents.

The highest segment of unemployment in America today is in the building trades, people who build roads and bridges.