Political Quotes

On the recordJune 8, 2010
It seems to me--and I think your example earlier was dead on--that when the developer says it is easier to go do that greenfield site, to develop that commercial shopping center--let us take that example--the cost equation that goes into the developer is really the cost of the land, the cost of the processing permit, but the added infrastructure burdens that we, the public, have to pick up, to take on, to build the road infrastructure to get to that shopping center is never factored in.
Said by
Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Warner discusses the hidden costs of infrastructure in development decisions.

Share

More from Mark Warner

Jul 19, 2026

What we should be more concerned about is the fact that China hacked into the OPM.

cbsnews.com
Jul 19, 2026

I fear as well that if he tries to pull something that could potentially – he's not ruled out bringing ICE to the polls.

cbsnews.com
Jul 22, 2026

I hope we see the Jay Clayton that I have known and have worked with.

cbsnews.com

Other voices in this conversation