"Thank you, Senator."
"the important subject matter of this hearing"
"When it costs twelve dollars to drive your car across a bridge in America, something is wrong."
"For as long as highways have existed, tolling has been a source of funding for projects and states are increasingly looking to tolling to support new infrastructure projects."
"Any sort of diversion of funds from toll payers is unacceptable and needs to be addressed."
"It is impossible to argue with that conclusion."
"We didn't stop you to pay any tolls."
"Prepared statement."
"Tolling, if done in an open and fair manner, can have economic benefits for a region; however, as we have seen recently, when authorities are not serving the public interest, drivers and the public pa..."
"They weren't called dysfunctional at that time."
"What's the effect on them on the present infrastructure? Does it enable us to maintain a currency in the functioning of these facilities?"