"Yet it was held up for years by requirements placed on us by the Corps because an environmental group wrote a letter."
"It seems the Corps has become an entity that obstructs rather than promotes these projects."
"I think that, at least in my district back home, that we are--we are struggling and gnashing our teeth and pulling our hair trying to get projects done."
"I haven't been in politics all that long, I guess 4 years now between county council and now Congress. And I am concerned that any project that requires Corps approval in my district seems to--it neve..."
"We are being held hostage by the environmentalists."
"Failure to pass a comprehensive long-term surface transportation bill will have drastic implications on the economic health of our great state."
"Average household income has declined 8.7 percent since the President took office."
"It is imperative that a bipartisan solution be reached to benefit all Missourians on the road."
"As a nation we can no longer take the approach of simply maintaining our failing infrastructure."
"For the Brent Spence Bridge, every month that we delay, the added cost is approximately $7 million a month."
"We have got to find a solution for the Highway Trust Fund. I am going to propose one myself."