I would ask if, in the parameters of the spending of this stimulus money, if looking at those congested areas where you might be able to get a more streamlined service for high-speed rail, if a separate passenger line might be an option.

I think that is an important step forward to making it more viable.

It is a very important new capability for America to have true multimodal planning for transportation.

Your commitment to building this research enterprise must be recognized.

Every one of us who was here last fall feels that we were misled by the original intention of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

I am conflicted about the independence, which I think has served us so well through the years, but yet the potential compromising of that by going into more regulation.

As long as you do not require a person who originates a mortgage to keep part of it, you are going to have problems.

It is critically important that this Committee listen and be responsive to the concerns expressed by consumers.

I hope we will be mindful of this and tread lightly when it comes to considering new regulations or restrictions on this industry.

I am concerned that unnecessary regulatory intervention here could risk stifling the remarkable levels of private investment and job creation that the wireless industry brings to our economy.

No other segment of the communications industry over the last 15 years has shown the continual growth and innovation of the wireless industry.

I just hope that the priority is to help people who have nothing with our stimulus money is really what we are discussing here.