"Our investments in development and aid are not only important for us to do in terms of our national security, but they are important because the American people benefit when we help to create a more stable and more democratic world."
"the best approach to funding infrastructure is to transition to a variable mileage-based user fee."
"we can greatly reduce traffic congestion in the United States through the use of variable per-unit user fees."
"I believe that innovative approaches to enhancing the appeal of mileage-based user fees must be explored."
"I would really like to encourage the administration to increase its efforts when appropriate to advocate for these defense sales internationally."
"I want to acknowledge and applaud the administration's interagency effort to reform our export control system."
"the substantial economic value released by road pricing can be captured and preserved forever in a permanent fund."
"we create a reliable revenue stream that funds road maintenance and expansion."
"the current approach to funding the Highway Trust Fund, and to transportation infrastructure more generally in the United States that relies on the burning of fossil fuel, is unsustainable."
"deficit reduction in and of itself is not an economic development strategy or a growth strategy"
"the president's budget cuts the deficit by an additional $1.8 trillion over the next 10 years"