"And if the Federal--we haven't adjusted the Federal gas tax--I was here when we did it, 1993."
"The IRA is not going to lower energy costs."
"Those projects might feel good for Members who are very passionate about that issue, but they are not actually going to produce a sufficient amount of energy."
"We need deficit reduction today, not 6 or 7 years from now."
"Yes, I have talked to people who have been in line for 6 hours in Amsterdam because the private entities laid off all the security workers, and they didn't come back."
"Actually, I have been engaged in working on trying to have the insertion vessels be Jones Act vessels, too."
"We applaud this Committee for exercising your oversight role by holding the July 19 hearing 'Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.'"
"Invest in Transit Equity, Invest in Transit Workers."
"As Chair DeFazio recognized in his opening remarks, the work of the Congress in the last two years to focus on the role of the transportation sector in addressing the climate crisis has been historic."
"We want to commend Chair DeFazio and the Committee for their leadership in putting climate change, transportation equity, and neighborhood access at the forefront of congressional action."
"Reflecting the 'Oregon Way'--the idea that solutions should benefit the common good--the Chairman has championed improving infrastructure and transportation for communities."
"Much of this forward-looking, practice-relevant, and transportation workforce expanding effort was catalyzed through the leadership of Congressman DeFazio fifteen years ago."