Max Baucus: “I would like to thank a group that has not been thanked yet. That is the Department of Transportation--Secretary Slater…”

“I would like to thank a group that has not been thanked yet. That is the Department of Transportation--Secretary Slater, Mort Downey, Kenneth Wykle, and others at DOT who I note are in the gallery. They are watching these proceedings. They have been a very integral part of the passage of this bill. We have gone to the Department of Transportation many times to get data, to get their assistance. I want to thank not only Senators and staff but also the Department of Transportation for their assistance.”