Political Quotes

“I wish to speak about a piece of legislation that is pending before the Senate and is expected, as I understand it, to be considered tomorrow, and that would be a short- term extension of the Transportation bill. While I am tired of short-term extensions of transportation bills, it is my understanding that in this particular case a short-term extension will lead us to a long-term transportation bill. I certainly welcome the opportunity to consider something that would meet the needs of our country--its infrastructure needs, our highways, roads, bridges--for a number of years to come. We have to get to the point at which we are dealing with issues over a longer period of time than we do when we do a short-term extension. It is also important for us to make certain there is certainty so that the Kansas Department of Transportation and other departments across the country, as well as highway contractors and those who use our highways, can have certainty in what the transportation system--the roads, bridges and highways--is going to be. There is another issue of uncertainty that is out there, and it has to do with positive train control.…”