"I think it is an abomination that the automotive task force has not come before this Congress, either Chamber."
"We need one, because transportation still is the engine that will fuel the development that we want to see."
"We are not going to have trains going 250 miles an hour in America."
"I am very angry as a Member. I am doing everything I can to enlighten what is happening."
"I would really urge you to look at the medium-size communities and the research that exists over there at DOT."
"The automotive industry is in the trouble that it is in because of the damage that five major Wall Street banks did to this country."
"I am interested in the hires that you have here in your budget."
"How do I get that?"
"Any job in my region now, it is like a golden egg. And they are not connected to the Federal Government for the most part."
"What I am worried about is that they have to take their own money."
"The vast bulk of the money will go through the states."