I think if we want to continue to preserve rural America and our rural way of life, this is something that we have to tackle.

one of the main reasons was simply to sustain rural America.

So roads and bridges, the basics, that is what we are looking for in this bill.

Pipelines are so much more--not just efficient, but safe. And it just--to me, I think that was a really bad idea, and I hope that can be revisited.

Transportation bill needs to be about roads and bridges, not a vehicle for pushing socialist Green New Deal policies

I am not sure I understand how an administration that claims they want to do infrastructure, the first thing that they did is they canceled the Keystone pipeline.

I am a little concerned that there might be more money in a proposal out there for electric vehicles than there are for maintaining and upgrading our roads and bridges.

I would encourage Biden Administration to reconsider its ruling on Keystone XL, especially given the high wage union jobs the project creates

I do really appreciate the work that you do on behalf of Minnesotans and have spoken to many of your clients.

I think the work of the Committee, led by our Committee Chairwoman Velazquez and ranking Republican Luetkemeyer, was--and you, Mr. Chairman as well, and many Members of this Subcommittee, all of them, I think to extend the Paycheck…

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, and congratulations on your appointment as Chair of this Subcommittee.