"Any discussion of tax credits or other things that would encourage the railroad companies to build additional track, additional infrastructure?"
"We want to be careful about it, but we also want to be sensible about it, in trying to eliminate duplication wherever we can."
"It's time to move forward with the free trade agreements with South Korea, Columbia, and Panama."
"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."
"I did ask the Housing Secretary the other day, at a hearing like this, if they had the infrastructure to handle the rural housing component."
"Not for an answer today, but on broadband, which we're all interested in seeing that people have access to, I'd like you to come back to me with a definition of what 'underserved' means."
"We're at a crucial moment in our Nation's history, and the decisions we make now will define who we are going to be as a country."
"Last month the Federal Government added as much money to the debt as it did in 2007."
"The 2012 request is $12.2 billion."
"I am concerned with the fact that the DOI is using taxpayer dollars to hamper energy exploration."
"I will continue to be concerned, though, as I know you are, about maintaining what we have."