"Does anybody here think that a one-half of 1 percent increase in the cost of diesel would cause an undue disruption to the American economy?"
"The American people get it. A number of all-red States have raised their gas tax. Nobody has been recalled or lost their election."
"I hope we can bring back congressionally designated spending, where we set priorities for some small amount of our annual investment."
"I want to reinforce that. And this clock will recognize, on a daily basis, the cost of congestion to the American economy."
"I think we have got to pay for it, and get started on it."
"I hope that we can join and make common cause in these areas, because we do need to rebuild our country."
"Let's index the gas tax--radical proposal. We can index it to construction cost, inflation, fleet fuel economy."
"the cost of congestion since we began the hearing for American individuals and business was $54,750,000."
"Washington State, where our regional office of NMFS is based, was allowed to go with performance standards, but it is a State that does not have comprehensive, statewide land-use planning."
"Right, but FEMA is being forced to do this by NMFS."
"But one of the key things in our land-use law is compact growth, sometimes controversial."