There have been settlements that inured to the benefit of Americans totaling about $2.5 billion.

I don't trust them either. And actually, it sounds like my friends on the other side trust them more than I do.

This is an important issue, as is any time the Federal Government spends your tax dollars.

It is not just one big massive project we are talking about, but we are actually talking about a series of smaller projects.

To fail to invest in our future, regardless of the economic situation, is shortsighted and stupid.

Are you doing that, or are you just kind of going full steam ahead?

Let me tell you, criticize it all you want, it works.

The pie is shrinking. The struggle for those dollars is growing.

This is how we really make the system work for everybody and meet our environmental objectives.

I support it in general. I will do what I can to help, within reason.

I can't imagine what this country would be like.