Ben Cardin

I want to explore the issue of local input a little bit more.

We have consensus that the formula funding program is critically important and that it gives predictable flow of Federal support.

I think this hearing has been extremely helpful.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

I have heard several of the witnesses talk about the TAP Program, and I appreciate that.

Our legislation seeks to correct some of the injustices that I have just mentioned.

Our bill would connect and revitalize areas that have been harmed by the development of our national highway system.

African Americans in Baltimore were disproportionately affected.

Thank you, Senator Duckworth.

We very much have to protect the ability of local communities to make those decisions.

The construction of our highways has had traumatic and destructive impacts.

Equity in transportation has been an issue for decades, and it is certainly getting increasing attention now.

Thank you, Director, for your testimony. We really appreciate it.

I agree with you completely.

It destroyed thriving communities, homes, and businesses and tore apart social networks.

I sought to get Federal support to reconnect the communities along the Gwynns Falls.

Clearly, we had challenges under the previous administration, and I was pretty vocal about that.

It is always best if you work together in a nonconfrontational way, to work with the same set of facts.

I want to thank all of our witnesses.

I hope that some of those resources will be used to expand the Federal partnership with the Chesapeake Bay.

We are going to be a global leader because we recognize this is a global problem, and we have to lead by example.

I want you to know, many of us are very supportive of President Biden's commitment in regard to the Climate Summit and what America will do.

I support those efforts.

There is a pilot program that was offered by Senator Wicker and myself that will allow you to establish pilot programs to deal with the affordability issue.

Conservation, conserving energy, is a win/win/win for everyone.