"I did not see anything on the Southwest."
"I wonder what kind of new thinking is going on within the Department to keep pushing this in terms of lowering those numbers."
"I hope you can talk a little bit about that initiative, Secretary LaHood."
"I hope that we move like our Governor, Governor Richardson, did to push commuter rail especially in the big areas."
"We must ensure that our National Surface Transportation Policy is guided by the need to promote economic growth while protecting public safety and the environment."
"President Obama's stimulus plan is helpful but--as Secretary LaHood has pointed out--it will not be enough to meet all of our Nation's transportation challenges."
"Not having the so-called management experience you can move in and really shake things up."
"As you all know, the Congress put in place the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which has specific targets in it that we have been talking about today, this 55 percent in 2010 and then 10..."
"I think it is important that the authority that you have, that you understand what it is."
"I am one of the ones who really believes that we need to act and we need to act urgently."
"President Obama has made it clear that addressing climate change is a top priority of his."