07/16/2012
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"Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic, at a cost of $78 billion a year to the economy."
"I think these are important points and need to be part of the policies that we look forward to in our next effort on reauthorization."
"I think our challenge, Madam Chair, is to craft the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, that you referred to as MAP, that will meet our investment needs in a fiscally responsible way."
"Total current spending is well below what is needed to improve the condition of our national transportation infrastructure."