"I think the thing we should be doing is listening to the people who are tasked with securing the border."
"I am not sure that is a cost the American taxpayer is willing to bear, especially when they were told that Mexico would be paying for the wall."
"When I asked Border Patrol agents over and over again, 'What do you need?', they told me they needed technology and, yes, some additional fencing."
"I am also concerned that government shutdowns can have much of the same effect."
"I am truly hopeful that the threat of these kinds of consequences will help ensure that Senators from both sides of the aisle can come together and work out a clean budget deal without any poison pill..."
"TIGER grants were completely eviscerated, and that's in the absence of anything coming forward from the White House."
"Statement of Senator Hassan"
"I am very concerned that when we see a budget that eviscerates something that most people in Congress agree has been important for critical projects that keep our economy going, that we don't throw on..."
"Elimination of this program would have a devastating economic impact on rural communities that these airports serve."
"Well, thank you very much. I thank the Chair for your indulgence. And I'll just encourage you to be an advocate for strong transportation within the administration."
"Our economy doesn't move if we don't have a strong transportation infrastructure. We can't lead the world without it."