Glenn Thompson: “I am not sure. I appreciate the gentleman's opinion, but I don't see where Congress does not have input into a Federal…”

“I am not sure. I appreciate the gentleman's opinion, but I don't see where Congress does not have input into a Federal highway, and that is what Interstate 80 is. It is approximately 311 miles. It is more than well-maintained. The cost of it, with significant gas taxes levied today, pays for not just the maintenance, but the construction and the improvements that are necessary. Again, we are talking Federal gas tax, again, a nexus to this body that the gentleman doesn't seem to realize. What this amendment does is just call on and require an open debate with scrutiny, and so I, quite frankly, continue to just ask the support for this amendment. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time”