Political Quotes

“I believe the distinguished Senator from West Virginia joined in our amendment urging the Senate for a greater allocation of spending. I do believe, however, there is considerable momentum not only within the 53 Senators who have joined in this Byrd amendment but other Senators who are hearing from their respective highway constituencies, and that is not just the road builders, that is the citizens that use the highways. As the distinguished Senator from West Virginia pointed out in our meeting with the majority leader this morning, there is one-third growth in the use of highway structure, which in and of itself is perhaps only one-third to 40 percent in top shape. So it is essential for America that this is truly a bipartisan effort, for America to move ahead to improve its infrastructure transportation.”