"This is a moment more than 70 years in the making, and if done right, it's an incredible opportunity to: Create millions of good-paying jobs and rebuild the middle class; Restore our global competitiveness and unleash our economic potential; Make people's lives better and our communities safer and m..."
"For too long the Federal Government has been absent. We haven't adjusted the Federal gas and diesel tax since 1993."
"Social equity is addressed in this bill."
"I urge the Committee to continue to improve transit infrastructure to encourage more commuters to take public transportation and reduce vehicle miles traveled."
"The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is in desperate need of expansion."
"Transit has lessened our road congestion and improved what is some of the worst air quality in the nation."
"It is dead wrong that New Jerseyans and all who travel on the Northeast Corridor have been forced to traverse a bridge dating back to President Taft."
"We also have to consider that, despite recent improvements in the economy, we are still down more than 8 million jobs."
"We must expand commuter rail capacity under the Hudson to keep up with demand."
"I support the President's American Jobs Plan."
"It is becoming more and more and more critical, obviously, in the West and nationwide."