Susan Collins actually said...

"I want to join you in welcoming our witnesses. And I very much appreciate your scheduling this hearing so that we can discuss in very concrete terms, no pun intended, the needs of our Nation's crumbli..."

"I so share the administration's belief that investment in transportation is critical to the health of our economy and to our economic recovery."

"I believe that we authorized $750 million for this year and $1 billion for next year, and that it's estimated that $1 billion in TIFIA funding could leverage $10 billion in actual lending capacity."

"It's clear that additional investments are necessary."