02/18/2004
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"I am hopeful that you will bring a breath of fresh air to an agency that will be at the center of an infrastructure revolution in this country."
"Ray LaHood is a man of integrity and experience."
"I had no idea until I started to do preparation the unbelievable scope of what it is that we have to do, everything from putting ten extra runways at O'Hare Airport if Dick Durbin wants it."
"Despite the onslaught of bad financial news, we all have the privilege to live and work and travel in the most prosperous nation in the world."