"The task that has been placed before us, Mr. Chairman, is not ideal. How we respond to this responsibility is important for the taxpayers and our economy as a whole."
"We want to be careful about it, but we also want to be sensible about it, in trying to eliminate duplication wherever we can."
"Thank you, Chairman."
"In Missouri and across the country, there is a growing concern with the capacity of the transportation system."
"If you have any studies on what impact that has on the prices of these drugs..."
"I think one of the things that the Federal Government has done over the last 60 years that has been the least complained about and most supported has been HTF, because people really did believe people..."
"What about infrastructure for traditional rail?"
"Transportation is clearly one of the critical keys to our ability to compete and create jobs and opportunity."
"Thank you Chairman Murray and Ranking Member Collins for holding this hearing today."
"One of my major concerns is the President's investment of $53 billion over the next 6 years in high-speed rail."
"If you had them, what are we talking about here?"