We ought to be borrowing a lot of money and spending it on infrastructure.

We are struggling for funding, but that is entirely a political construct.

The real question is how best can we improve the Northeast Corridor and institute true high-speed rail service.

We are spending under 1 percent on infrastructure. China is spending 9 percent.

I thank you for your graciousness, Mr. Chairman.

How the money gets into the trust fund is crucial.

everyone seems to agree that State and local funding sources are not sufficient to do the freight projects that are necessary.

I understand how personally important this is to some of my colleagues, and they are certainly entitled to their beliefs.

If this bill had been law when you had to face your ordeal, your doctors would have had to risk jail and a lawsuit if they provided you with the medical services you required.

One of the really harmful consequences of this bill, in my opinion, is that there are some fetal conditions that cannot be diagnosed before the 20th week of pregnancy.

If a child is born alive, that child is a person under the law and has rights. One of those rights is to proper medical care, period.

The letter makes several points. One, that fetal viability is generally regarded as occurring at 24 weeks gestation...