Mr. Romney wants to eliminate the funding for Amtrak. This is one of his targets. Well, the United States is--in the past, I have actually been brought up short when I've talked about the United States having a third world rail passenger…

Well, I appreciate the invitation. You know, today, as we speak, the people in Michigan are voting in a Presidential primary to help determine the Republican nominee. I just mentioned one of them. My friend and former colleague here, Rick…

One of your points about the impact, that one piece of the bridge project, the $400 million element of steel, it wasn't just the steel itself. Had we been developing that portion of the steel for the project in the United States, there…

It's a lot of water that's wasted. It is a problem in terms of undermining roads. We've all seen these terrible pictures of sinkholes that develop. I used to keep them and use them for presentations. I stopped when one of the sinkholes was…

That's a very important point. The Society of American Civil Engineers has produced another fascinating report about what the cost will be if we don't invest in the water infrastructure. They have documented tens of billions of dollars of…

The gentleman is absolutely correct. There are lots of ways of going about this. Ronald Reagan in 1982 understood that the gas tax, a user fee, could be used to help the country, which at that point was in a serious economic recession…

As Congress adjourns for the week for the Presidents Day Recess, I'm hopeful that Members will go back to their districts and talk to them about the failed transportation bill that has mercifully been pulled back from the floor. My…

This week, we watched the settlement unfold between the Department of Justice, the State attorneys general, and the major banks. Twenty-six billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but given that almost one in four homeowners owe more…

The fancy new software at use in our congressional offices gives us the ability to see all of the constituent contacts, all of their questions, complaints, and concerns by category. I wonder if anyone in Congress has received any…

I take modest exception to my good friend from Florida. There will be no up-or-down vote on this package. Now, service in Congress is often a roller coaster with highs and lows. Well, I've had highs and lows in my service in Congress, but…

I support the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge, STOCK, Act. This bill clarifies that Members of Congress, congressional staff, executive branch officials, and judicial officers are subject to the same insider trading rules as…

I support H.R. 3521, the Expedited Line- Item Veto and Rescissions Act, which creates a process enabling the President to propose the elimination of certain individual spending items that he deems unnecessary and to submit those…