There is a great fear out there that a lot of these technologies--solar, wind--that were developed in the United States are slowly but steadily moving to China.

It is high time that we create millions of jobs rebuilding our deteriorating infrastructure.

Look, Wall Street created a mess. We are paying for the mess.

I think that that is terribly important.

I think in the last 2 years you have done an extraordinary job, and I thank you very much for what you've done.

I think there is a broad understanding from all across the political spectrum that now is the moment to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure.

Thirty-five percent of Vermont's 2,700 bridges are either 'structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.'

In my view, the middle class in this country is in steep decline. Poverty is increasing.

Our transportation infrastructure needs are well-documented, and they are growing more dire with each passing year.

If there ever was a time to start rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, now is the time.

Raising the gas tax on those people who make $11 or $12 an hour is not something that I am sympathetic to.

If you do not take care of your rotting infrastructure, your crumbling infrastructure, this year, it does not get better next year.

I think Mr. Trumka makes an important point in his presentation, and that is that we are in the midst of this recession right now primarily, in my view, because of the greed and recklessness and illegal behavior on Wall Street.

Do you think it is appropriate that we ask Wall Street to share of the pain that the rest of American is experiencing?

We are losing enormous amounts of fresh water in this country because of leaks in water lines.

Today, the United States invests just 2.4 percent of GDP on infrastructure. Europe invests twice as much.

As long as this Congress, this House of Representatives and this Senate, aren't prepared to stand up for American jobs, we will keep getting our butt kicked by the cheaters in China.

I would hope that most Americans would agree that it makes no sense at all that in our country today, we are spending $350 billion a year importing oil from foreign countries.

We think that this Congress needs to have the guts to stand up for domestic content regulation that is no different than what other major countries are doing, consistent with our international obligations.

I would like to restate that wind energy has the potential to simultaneously address the environment, energy security, and of great importance, job creation.

The Chinese do need to be held to WTO rules, and the U.S. Export-Import Bank needs to be absolutely aggressive in helping us compete.

I think most Americans think it that would make a lot more sense, for a whole lot of reasons, for us to move to energy independence.

the President has indicated, and I agree with him, that when we look at the future of our economy...

So the issue that we are dealing with now is, what is not going to be made in China?

With that, I thought this was an excellent discussion, and I want to thank all of the panelists for their participation.