Any kind of distraction, whether it's on trains, planes, or automobiles, is a distraction.

If you say something often enough people start to believe it.

I want to thank you all for attending, and for dedicating your time and energy to addressing this problem.

Tough penalties work.

The unanimous conclusion of the participants is that distracted driving is a serious and ongoing threat to safety.

The most important element of this bill is that it puts a cap on carbon emissions that ratchets down over time.

We owe it to them to do that.

But because of President Obama's vision, because of Vice President Biden's vision, high speed passenger rail, better passenger rail is coming to America.

It is much cleaner burning transportation, whether it is light rail or whether it is passenger rail.

It is an $8 billion priority right now, and we hope with the help of all of you in the Senate and the House, we will continue to make it a priority.

I commend Chairman Boxer and Senator Kerry for bringing forward this legislation.

President Obama's Administration and the Department of Transportation believe that making the transition to a clean energy environment and combating climate change are major priorities, and the time to act is now.

Victor Mendez has been all over the country and he is in touch with these folks on a daily basis.

I want to make sure the record is correct on this. This is a very fine American company.

The President is committed to a very comprehensive robust bill.

they are having some great difficulty, and it is true in other places in the country also, because ridership is down.

If we could get your support on a stimulus 2, I think there would be very strong consideration for it.

I am going to take my leads from Carol Browner. I will be a good faithful soldier on this.

These are very high priorities for President Obama's administration. We are committed to taking aggressive action to move the United States toward a clean energy environment that will create jobs, spur innovation and help make our…

This contributes to cleaning up CO2 in the air because you do not have people in automobiles.

Well, Senator, we testified before Congressman Waxman's committee, and I testified with Secretary Chu and EPA Administrator Jackson.

I proposed an immediate 18-month highway reauthorization that calls for a $20 billion cash infusion.

We must solve our long-term infrastructure financing challenges.

Clearly, this situation cannot continue.

I agree with Senator Cardin that this is America's metro system.