Ray LaHood: “I urge my colleagues to look past their party affiliation to their conscience and vote for these articles of…”

We cannot afford not to do it.

I do think that there can be new rules and regulations. And I think while we were at DOT, we promulgated some very strong rules and regulations regarding rail safety.

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

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