Peter DeFazio actually said...

"I believe our best chance of mitigating further damage and creating sustainable, resilient infrastructure is to look for areas of common ground."

"The transportation sector is now the largest contributor to global warming."

"Another market-based policy is funding roads through a tax on vehicle miles traveled (VMT), as has been supported by Chairman DeFazio and ranking member Graves."

"Public dollars will need to be deployed in a strategic and cost-effective manner to lessen the damage from flooding, fires, extreme heat, and storm surges."