Safety is our No. 1 priority in all of our modes.
We're not going to sit around on our hands and wait for something to happen.
I want to thank you, Chairman Dodd, for your leadership in placing this important issue on the national agenda.
I am committed to ensuring that our transportation policies help unite and strengthen communities.
I think the story today is that your leadership has brought us together and we are grateful to you.
We are committed to doing that at the Department and some of these things have just taken too long.
I think there is no question about that, Senator, given the fact that the President has included $1 billion each year for the next 5 years i...
I think what we would do is look at the $8 billion as an opportunity to begin several corridor opportunities.
I think Congress needs to consider allowing transit districts to use part of their money for operations.
I think we may use the model that we used for the highway money, where we invited all the State DOT secretaries to Washington.
So transparency and making sure that every dollar is spent correctly are the watchwords.