Tom Rice actually said...

"Certainly, you know, we have to invest in infrastructure. Our infrastructure is not keeping pace with the rest of the world, and it makes us less competitive."

"How are we going to do this in a national plan?"

"Tax increases make us less competitive."

"But under a VMT, my rural area, some of the more poor areas in Illinois, where I serve, it seems like they would be subsidizing projects in more urban areas."