09/28/2010
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"I hope Congress will very closely monitor how this program is implemented."
"We need to shift our priorities. We need both . . . highways and passenger rail."
"Rural connectivity is critical to the future of our Nation's sustainability."
"Thanks very much, Senator Rockefeller. Your position as Chairman of this Committee is one that gives us encouragement that we can achieve this goal of ours."