"Should you be confirmed, will you commit to working with me and my office to engage in these licensing and relicensing efforts?"
"Everyone here is looking for ways that we can make our roads safer."
"I submitted a question for the record on the impacts of the hours-of-service rules."
"I hope you also heard that I declined the chairmanship."
"if America is going to achieve a robust and a very full recovery, American businesswomen will be the ones playing an important role in that."
"I introduced recently a microfinance bill which I think will help not just women entrepreneurs but all Americans in helping small businesses to grow."
"I find that very concerning."
"I think it's a good way for the agencies to operate."
"EPA's work is of great consequence to our country and to my home State of Nebraska--impacting everything from agricultural practices to energy production."
"Do you think maybe this committee and this Senate needs to look at how we address the categorical exclusions on projects?"
"The overwhelming message that I have heard from these important stakeholders is that the Federal process required for building roads is overly burdensome, and it needs to be more flexible."