Ed Rendell: “If we're going to have debt, let's get something in return on the investment.”

You insulate the infrastructure bank from political pressure, like the BRAC Commission, which by and large works pretty well.

But I go to too many hearings on the question of infrastructure and transportation, and nothing significant gets done. Nothing significant gets done.

We need to revitalize America's infrastructure before it is too late.

The cost of inaction --and the gentleman from the trucking industry talked about repairs and accidents to the trucks that come from bad roads and inadequate bridges.