We think that this is a good way to continue the progress that we've made and keep things moving.

The budget adds 119 new staff in the vehicle safety area.

The simple fact is that we have to cut and consolidate things that aren't growing the economy, creating jobs, or making it easier to do business.

It's up to us whether we do big things or whether we do nothing.

If transportation is a priority, if people see transportation as a jobs bill, if they look at our budget as a jobs budget, then we're going to have to sit with the Congress and figure out how to pay for it.

We've requested additional expertise, particularly as it relates to electrical engineers.

NextGen is really about safety. It's about saving jet fuel.

If we want businesses to open shop and hire our families, friends, and neighbors, we have to invest in our roadways, railways, and runways.

We're a part of a team at the White House that, like you and many others, is very concerned about high gasoline prices.

This problem has been kicked down the road for 10 years.

Transportation has always been bipartisan.

This TIGER program is a jobs program.

We're committed to next-generation technology. We have to do this, for air safety.

We're not going to just sit back and kick it down the road like others have done.

America's transportation system is at a crossroads.

We are committed big-time to roads and bridges, over $300 billion for roads and bridges.

I want everybody to know that if the bill that passed the House is passed in the Senate, the last line of that bill says that any funds not obligated by February 11 will come back to the Treasury.

We want to enhance freight rail.

It is up to us whether we lay a new foundation for economic growth, competitiveness, and opportunity.

If we choose wisely, our legacy can be an economy on the move and a future that America is prepared to win.

We think the trucking industry is vital.

These projects were not earmarked. They weren't sweetheart deals or boondoggles.

The President's budget has requested that the Build America Bonds be made permanent.

If transportation is a priority, if people see transportation as a jobs bill, if they look at our budget as a jobs budget, then we're going to have to sit with the Congress and figure out how to pay for it.

High-speed rail is a priority for this administration.