the restrictions that the Congress has placed on our use of funds in that regard, as I indicated in a letter that I sent to Majority Leader Reid, as well as to Speaker Boehner, are unwise.

We have got to have a firm stand on the border to completely stop the corruption from coming across.

I regard this as a bipartisan effort to protect our borders.

the government have the ability to use both military commissions and Federal courts as tools to keep this country safe.

I can't think of anyone with whom I would rather work on a bipartisan basis than you.

a final decision was made to try several alleged 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, by military commission.

If what you said earlier today is that we should agree on a cap on spending and then determine what priorities would spur job creation and spur our economy, I agree with you.

I have grown increasingly concerned that the Federal Railroad Administration is requiring implementation in a way contrary to Congressional intent.

We are just not getting, I think, the message that, yes, we have bold visions but we cannot just keep throwing money at operations and create these big visions or implement these big visions.

Well, my staff tells me that you are looking at the $50 billion up-front part of your bold vision, including a $3.1 billion increase for the airport improvement program and $250 million for NextGen applications, but that is from the…

I am very concerned about what I consider to be the extraordinary increase in the operations account of the FAA at the expense of many of the capital accounts and infrastructure accounts.

America needs to be a leader. We are over 50 percent of all aviation traffic in the world.