I would rather have one known Federal organization that is my regulator as opposed to five or six that may or may not be my regulator.

I think this has been a very interesting hearing and I appreciate you calling it.

I think customers should know what they are getting.

Listen, if it is closed when I come back, we will offer some written questions, but I really do believe this has been a great hearing.

I do not know whether it is because they have watched the way we act here or whatever.

let me first say I am a very strong supporter of a highway bill and of infrastructure but also believe we should have integrity as it relates to this issue of spending. Last August, the world and the country watched as our Nation almost…

Just 30 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time has expired. The Senator asks for 30 seconds. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to speak about the highway bill. I want to start by first thanking the chairmen and ranking members of the EPW Committee, the Commerce Committee, and the Banking Committee, all of whom worked to put in place some reforms this bill…

later today I will be down on the floor to offer a budget point of order on the highway bill. I have been down here several times over the course of the last several days. I think most in this body--a large majority of people in this…

the fact is, the amount of money it would take to not have a budget point of order is so small that we ought to just offset discretionary caps for this year by the amount we are spending above that for this highway bill. It is ludicrous…

I rise to speak regarding the highway bill. We each come into work daily with different thoughts. I come in today very hopeful. The fact is we have a bipartisan bill that hopefully will actually have the finance component of it on the…

I applaud both of your efforts to try to make these kinds of things happen.