During the bill's negotiations, I really did put a strong emphasis on making sure that rural and local communities and their role in the funding formula was maintained.

I am especially pleased with the cooperation between the two parties and the four people that lead, all whose names begin with 'C,' strictly coincidental.

Thank you, Chairman Cardin. Thank you to all of our witnesses.

It really was, for those of you who think that we never do anything together, it is because no one really reports on the things we do together.

If you could just elaborate a little bit on the bridge program.

I think we're all better if there are more people in the race. I think we're all better if there's more of them up on the stage. So, you know, he's certainly not entitled to it.

I think the regulations that come out of the Federal Highway Administration need to reflect that, that not every place is New York; not every place has a coast, but the coast has fierce advocates, and the mountains have fierce advocates…

Flexibility is really, really critical.

We reached a consensus in this country, and we agree that there is a need to streamline regulatory review.

the bureaucracy requires, and I think coming from States like you have, and by the way, the fact that Senator Hickenlooper vouches for you is good, but the fact that former Governor Hickenlooper vouches for you is even better.

I want to speak specifically to a different rulemaking process, and that is the greenhouse gas emissions performance measure notice of proposed new rulemaking, and how I believe that that directly contradicts the bipartisan bill as well…