Charles Q. Brown

Without the port in Long Beach and the port in L.A., the United States would not have the goods and services they need.

I am just really outraged today about Florida and the governor's unwillingness to use Federal funds for the development of high-speed rail and the creation of good jobs in Florida over, what, 60,000 jobs is the project that we've been…

Congress made a big mistake when we bailed out the banks but did not stipulate that they had to lend it out.

Your administration has gone further than the administrations of either party, of your predecessors in either party.

I always state that there is not a public transportation system in the world that is not subsidized by its government.

I am concerned that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has just 35 inspectors to cover more than 300,000 entities.

We need to look at it being cost effective. We want to encourage the investment in the infrastructure.

We must ensure that our veterans receive the care they deserve.

We cannot have each community developing their own plan. We need your input but we have got to work together as partners.

the willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their country.

The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their country.

We can, we must, and we are ready to do so.

I am very disappointed with the transit package. I do think that we, as Members of Congress, need to do our job.

We are always robbing Peter to pay Paul, if you will, to get our projects done.

What assurances will we have, if we are going to send billions of dollars to New York and to other places, that the people who need the jobs the most are going to have an opportunity to participate?

The fact is, this bill does not offer any hope for passenger rail in this country. I mean, it is a poor marker.

The key is jobs, jobs, jobs. When you think about where we are, a person cannot buy a car if they don't have a job.