Ed Rendell: “Good lord. And to think that we spent $125,000 on this is, at a time when every penny is dire for us, is a further…”

Not only do I think it is a Federal role, but if I was drafting and crafting the infrastructure bank legislation, that would be the number one priority of the bank.

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.

We strongly support an infrastructure bank. It is the best vehicle, we think, for getting capital, private capital, into play for projects of regional and national significance.