Bob Menendez

I'm grateful for her leadership, grateful to have worked with her in the past, and I'm grateful to be working with her again today.

Thank you, not only for holding the hearing, but for being such a tireless leader on an issue that is so important to so many.

What led the residents of your community to make that decision in trying economic times?

I think one of the challenges we have is creating a quilt that brings the whole community together as certain centers of a community rise, but making sure that the result of that success does not leave others behind.

I urge a timely, long-term fix for the Highway Trust Fund and the Mass Transit Account which includes increased investment for infrastructure, state-of-good-repair efforts, workforce development, and for projects such as the HealthLine.

Real smart growth allows local residents and stakeholders to build a community that works for them.

Meaningful participation by all elements of a community are critical in order to succeed.

I think for the record it would be good if you explain what that is.

I appreciate how they have been very, very supportive of the RTC in the past.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to building a strong economically resilient community.

I urge you to make it permanent.

As we move toward--as I announced legislation and we are in the midst of trying to get some degree of a re-authorization on the Federal Highway and Mass Transit Bill, if you had one or two things that do not exist or that exist that you…

What about the ratable base as a result of it?

Well, thank you all for your testimony and insights and the efficiency with which you delivered it. You all beat the clock.

The light rail system has revitalized the regions, spurred new development, helped local businesses.

One of the key ingredients, it seems for me, for successful planning and development is to make sure that all of the relevant components... are working together in an integrated and coordinated way.

It is interesting to listen, regardless of the size of the communities or regions that we are talking about, that there is a strong component of transit here, some form of transportation, at the core of creating whatever you call it, a…

Thank you for the opportunity to be here today and tell the RTC story.

To stem this exodus, whether it is children or adults, you have to deal with these issues--the root causes, these issues at its source.

I come again to the floor to speak about one of our greatest national security challenges, which is a nuclear-armed Iran and the latest conflicting remarks coming from Iran's leaders. I will say at the outset, as I have said in the past, I…

Would it not be time to invest in repairing our Nation's transportation and other infrastructure as a way to help against such headwinds?

We are here today to address a refugee crisis in America. I never thought I would have to use those words on the floor of the Senate, but there is no other way to describe what is happening on our southern border. What is happening in…

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Stronger consumer balance sheets would reduce risk in the financial system

High levels of mortgage and other debt have caused consumers to defer expenses, cut back on other spending