Kent Conrad: “And if we are not investing in infrastructure in America, we are making a big, big mistake.”

I urge you to vote for the confirmation of Dave Turk. I urge you to do it quickly.

I thought he was an outstanding Committee Chairman, and my former intern has succeeded him in his Congressional seat.

We admire that, and I can say on both sides of the aisle, people recognize the job he did as Budget Committee Chairman.

I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.