I do not see the increase in the gas tax as an impingement on middle-income people.
The highest segment of unemployment in America today is in the building trades, people who build roads and bridges.
America used to be number one in infrastructure.
The Highway Trust Fund is broke. Our transportation system is broke.
The answer is $300 to $500 billion to get us back to being number one in infrastructure.
We cannot afford not to do it.
Ray LaHood had a huge transformation effort at the Department of Transportation.
The high-speed rail, in four years, we've invested $12 billion. That's just the federal money.
Senator Collins mentioned the bridges in Maine and also the Milton-Madison Bridge in Kentucky, South Park Bridge in Seattle.
the Department of Transportation is releasing the rest of the emergency funds needed to repair the Skagit River Bridge.
Senator Murray, we want to thank you and the delegation for all your leadership.