Ray LaHood actually said...

I want to thank you, Chairman Dodd, for your leadership in placing this important issue on the national agenda.

The Recovery Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression.

I think what we would do is look at the $8 billion as an opportunity to begin several corridor opportunities.

I think we may use the model that we used for the highway money, where we invited all the State DOT secretaries to Washington.