Trent Lott: “A lot of it is because Republicans when they start talking don't talk about education. You have to talk about it. You…”

You've got to do that every now and then. Even though you might get your little flak from some of the people within your conference. It's called leadership.

I wish to acknowledge the Senator's kind remarks. It was a pleasure working with him on this legislation. It has been a long time coming. I appreciate the active involvement he has had, along with other Senators on both sides of the aisle…

Regarding the Amtrak legislation, work was done on Friday and it is being worked on now by our staffs. We had additional amendments that were filed this afternoon and we are going through them. In the meantime, we have cleared on both…

I think one of the best infrastructure visions we could have as a country today would be to create high-speed passenger rail service that moves people economically and efficiently around the country. The irony is, as long as we continue to…