The President this year in his budget proposed using the Highway Trust Funds, plus the funds that have been used for Iraq and Afghanistan, half of those funds as a means to pay for his budget.

I think passing a bipartisan bill reflects the very best values of the Senate.

I hope you have shined a bright light on the House that the values that people really understand in America about transportation were carried out yesterday.

The fiscal year 2013 President's budget reflects the first year of this bold 6-year $476 billion reauthorization proposal that will transform the way we manage surface transportation for the future.

This is not for Ray LaHood. It is not for you two, with all due respect. It is for our kids and grandkids.

We need every State to pass a law.

We are totally committed to the Columbia River Crossing. This is going to be a model for multimodal transportation.

big, big congratulations to Senator Boxer and Senator Inhofe. They worked very hard together.

We recognize that the airlines are starting to come back. They are starting to be more financially viable.

People in America want different forms of transportation.

We are committed to this project.

We know the Highway Trust Fund has been diminished because people are driving less and driving more fuel efficient cars.

The next generation of transportation for America, for the next generation, is high-speed rail.

The President has called on us to rebuild America--to put people back to work repairing our roads, bridges, transit systems, and airports.

We have had a little hiccup here, but that is not going to stand in the way of this project moving forward.

The challenge is just working through this, and making sure we get it right, and working with our colleagues at the White House.

We will pay for the investments proposed under the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Proposal with the savings achieved from ramping down overseas military operations to do some Nation-building right here at home.

Transportation has always been bipartisan, and you all proved it again yesterday.

It is what the people want, and that is reflected in the request that we have received for $1 billion for up to $100 million.

The President has called on us to rebuild America--to put people back to work repairing our roads, bridges, transit systems, and airports.

We recognize that the airlines are starting to come back.

We are not going to let it stand in the way of that, but to make sure that everybody knows what the facts are.

We believe airports are a real economic engine for communities.

We need to continue to work with States on this to promote this program, to make sure that States understand that this opportunity exists.

If the House does not pass a transportation bill, and passes another short-term extension, to be honest, in a State like yours, Senator Collins, where you have a very short construction window because of the weather in Maine, it will be…