"What happens in terms of our looking at the connections in terms of intermodalism."
"You may not think State Routes to School is a high national priority. I invite you to come with me in North Carolina, in Nevada, in Iowa."
"I think there is, in fact, a national priority surrounding things like safe cycling, safe pedestrian activity, and having transit available to people."
"During the L.A. transit strike in 2003, congestion increased 89 percent. It has a huge impact, not just in communities like L.A., and Chicago, and New York, but in Oklahoma City, Salt Lake"
"With record transit ridership, now is not the time to eliminate guaranteed funding for our nation's public transportation systems."
"Please share research showing that [state and] local governments are going to be interested in making substantial investments to facilitate freight movements for the nation as opposed to problems that..."
"I would just put one item on the table that we would like to explore with you further, dealing with infrastructure finance."
"The reforms are making a difference. Costs are going down."
"Healthcare reform will produce approximately $1 trillion worth of net budget savings over the next 20 years."
"I appreciate continuing this process of trying to dive into the Tax Code and the implications, and I appreciate the balanced presentation here."
"I find it interesting that we are having this hearing today when the American Society for Civil Engineers is putting out its update of its scorecard."
"I think this is a very important concept that the committee should consider as we move forward."