One of the things we have to do in legislation is to stop these groups from putting lawsuits one after the other and slow walking these things.

If you put a time limit and the laws line up, I think we can get things done quicker.

Amtrak over the last ten years has lost 10,000 jobs; 800,000 over the years.

I haven't got a raise in three years. I'm in Congress. Sometimes you have to deal with that.

We need to partner with private sector dollars, and to bring the private sector in to give them a piece of the action and a return on their investment.

I agree with the governor and the mayor that dribs and drabs around this country are not going to get us high speed rail.

the Families of Flight 93's concern regarding the recently enacted Republican Conference rule change on earmarks

I want to echo what my colleagues have said about the importance of the highway authorization bill.

I think an 18-month extension is not the best thing for the economy or businesses, especially small businesses.

The $450 billion question is: Where are we going to get the money?

The stimulus bill that I was not in favor of has not got the money out as fast as we thought it would.