"I was a teacher and I can tell you D+ wasn't a grade you were pleased with."
"I am grateful for your leadership and partnership."
"I think it is really finally time to go big and bold, and to move beyond the Eisenhower era of infrastructure."
"I thank him for his ideas and advocacy."
"I have raised the issue of a new program in EDA to provide predevelopment and other assistance for these chronically depressed areas."
"It has been far too long that we've kicked the can down the road."
"I thank the gentleman--in particular, his advocacy on high-speed rail."
"I thank the gentleman, and I share his concern for communities like he grew up in."
"I strongly believe that we need an economic opportunity agenda that empowers communities, spurs widely shared economic growth."
"We must pass a surface transportation bill before October 1st of this year. We must."
"I have led the development of a new bill called the Build Back Better Act, a bill that would establish a new 10-year Federal grant program."