Jim Inhofe: “Just as we have done in Iraq, we will execute this transition responsibly, taking into account conditions on the ground.”

But aren't you precluding them from doing cleanup?

There is no state that is more dependent upon the issues that are brought in this Committee hearing, and this is the reason I got on it in the first place.

I think it needs to be said over and over again by knowledgeable people, such as we have here today, on this overspending, overregulation, the damage that is being done.

I am concerned that the Department of Transportation may not award or may unfairly limit future grant funding to eligible projects simply because those projects do not meet the Administration's overarching policy goals.