"Does all wisdom reside in the bureaucracy? Should all of the money be allocated either through the political appointee, the Secretary of Transportation, or through the various State departments of tra..."
"There is room for some designated spending by Members of Congress who better understand the needs of their district."
"We are going to make it a transparent process."
"I thank the gentleman. Thank you for pointing out the intermodal needs with ferries, the border problems, and freight movement."
"The total need for that one highway in one State is $1 billion. That just underlines how huge the unmet needs are nationally."
"We would love--and I think the Chairman shares--we would love to discuss this issue further and see if we could help move that along."
"I never understood that position. Are we going to do it overseas?"
"The Republicans said, 'Drill here, drill now,' like that would provide immediate relief."
"Would 'drill here, drill now' last summer, if implemented as proposed, have made any difference in the retail price of gasoline during last summer?"
"I have asked, to be fair, President Clinton, who refused to file a complaint against OPEC, President Bush, who refused to file a complaint against OPEC, and we will soon be asking President Obama to f..."
"Shouldn't the U.S. defend its consumers by filing a complaint against OPEC for improper, illegal constraint of supply?"
"I can predict it right here, right now. Consumers are going to be paying well over $3 a gallon by Memorial Day."