Political Quotes

“I am pleased to join with Chairman Baucus and other colleagues to introduce legislation to designate the National Highway System. The National Highway System is the cornerstone of the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act [ISTEA] to ensure that our rail, air, and surface transportation network perform to maximum efficiency to move goods and people across the country. Through the designation of the NHS, we reaffirm the direct Federal responsibility to maintain essential elements of a core network of our interstate system, plus strategic defense highways, and other primary routes. While the hallmark of ISTEA was its flexibility for States to address their most pressing priorities, the NHS provides the assurance that a quality transportation system will be maintained to assist the flow of commerce between States and into international markets. I am also committed to developing an efficient, modern, and safe National Highway System because I believe it should be the first of our systems to benefit from the application of new and emerging technologies.”