Right now, the biggest challenge for America is to fix what we have.

Making sure we have an adequate, modern, and forward-looking infrastructure that's done in a smart way that allows U.S. corporations to compete is one of our central and, in my judgment, our most important domestic economic priority.

My first suggestion is: Deal with it and find ways to reduce spending and increase revenue to fund something that is essential to this country's competitiveness going forward.

It is clear that this problem that we have is a multi-dimensional problem.

If we want to continue to be a first-rate economic power, if we want to protect our public, if we want to improve the quality of life of our citizens and our environment, if we want to create good, well-paying jobs that cannot be…

I think we also should be thinking about public/private partnerships both on a project level.

The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that we have almost a $4 trillion infrastructure hole as a country.

If we can in fact put in place smart infrastructure policy and design a prudent and efficient and effective way of funding the infrastructure in this country, we not only have an opportunity to put Americans to work in the short term…

H.R.2011, introduced by Rep. John Delaney (Maryland), would include Chapter 31 of Title 38 under the purview of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education.

Helping our veterans transition to civilian life is one of the most critical challenges facing our country.

The VFW believes that Congress must extend the advisory committee at least through 2015.