"We need a balanced transportation system, and high-speed rail is part of that balanced equation."
"It's a way of bonding for capital improvements."
"We may have done enough damage today, I'm not sure."
"I'm glad you asked a question about the Panama Canal, Mr. Chairman, because that's also something that I wanted to get some reaction to."
"We need efficient transportation systems, just like the Eisenhower presidency did."
"I hope that this hearing today will be a catalyst for our Committee's thorough examination of Federal transportation policies."
"Yes, that would be great."
"if we increase the cost of transportation in our intermodal system because of congestion, the price of your grain and the price of your beef is going to go up, and America will become less competitive..."
"It would be nice if there was a way of harmonizing that with what the States require."
"I think the important thing is that we do no harm."
"If you really want to address carbon, you do it through a carbon tax."