Mary Landrieu: “We cannot prevent them, but with smart planning, responsible budgeting, and effective response we can significantly…”

I generally support the goals of the enhancements to the FAST Act, and do believe, as Senator McCaskill said, that having--and both of you--a permanent director, a budget, a staff to give some strength to what you all are trying to do.

There are a lot of people here who are very upset and very angry and very frustrated.

There is a lot of room to avoid duplication.

Thank you for continuing your focus on this, because the work is not done, and there are billions and billions of dollars of projects that could be built.