"It seems like we need to have good information to make decisions."
"Is it useful to have that information? Or do you oppose knowing the amount of violent acts against individuals based upon race, based upon religion, based upon gender or gender identification?"
"I think some of us get concerned as to whether we are delaying fiscal reality as far as making sure the revenues are there to finance a 6-year program."
"My, I guess, major concern is that as you look at the historical way that we have financed transportation programs using a gasoline tax..."
"The Highway Trust Fund and its revenue sources--namely the gas tax--have been a reliable mechanism for financing highway and transit programs for five decades."
"It may have worked in the past, but it will no longer work today or in the future because part of our energy policy must be to use less fossil fuels."
"Well, and I am just going to underscore the point that the transportation funding proposals in the past have enjoyed broader support because it is called a user fee."
"I am for creative financing, for leveraging the best that we can particularly as it relates to the private sector."
"I understand the need to invest now, but I can tell you 5 years from now you are not going to be able to buy as much with the same dollars as today."
"A critical part of U.S. energy policy will be in the area of increased energy conservation and energy efficiency."
"We need to invest in a stronger transportation infrastructure."