10/04/2011
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"Without the Federal program, rural States would not fund highway and bridge projects that are important to the Nation."
"And my great hope is, as we are trying to solve a problem, we don't try to solve the 'How do we pump more Federal dollars into a system that we know is not squeezing the maximum value out of those dol..."
"Safety is a significant problem on rural roads, where over half of our fatalities occur."
"I think our rural roads and bridges demonstrate why we need a strong Federal highways program."