This shouldn't take more than 60 days. It really is unacceptable.

I very much appreciate that.

Senator Leahy joined me in this effort to help provide a level playing field for our States.

The House proposal was a highly politicized, slash-and-burn budget that would have eliminated the high-speed rail and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants programs.

We should ensure funding is available for smaller and rural communities where there is local support and committed funding for these needs.

I support the development of high-speed rail, and the benefits for both the movement of passengers and freight.

Keeping enough balances in HTF has been an ongoing problem now for 3 years.

We need to ensure that funding is available for smaller communities and rural communities where there is local support and committed funding for meeting these needs.

The Congress is continuing to debate that budget as millions of families and communities across the country wait anxiously to learn the fate of programs they depend upon.

If the Congress cannot agree to the $50 billion in stimulus spending, then how should we view these cuts to rail and aviation programs?

Those are private contractors that get those jobs.

I think we all know we need to invest in our infrastructure, but we've got to find a way to pay for them.

I think these are really shortsighted.

A lot of small businesses benefited; more importantly, a lot of Americans benefited in good-paying jobs.

As long as it's not gas tax or vehicle miles traveled.

It is deeply concerning to all of us--families, businesses.

We need to tackle the deficit and make sure our children and grandchildren aren't forced to bear the burden of overwhelming debt.

It is fundamentally unfair for the Federal Government to award grants to States, only then to take them away.

It really is a question of priorities and a statement about what we are going to look like in the future.

our Nation's budget is a statement of our values, our priorities, and our vision for what kind of country we will be handing off to our children and grandchildren. Working together to pass a responsible and forward-looking budget that…

Early childhood education is one of the most important investments we can make in a child's education.

I am concerned that the Administration's budget does not similarly support our Nation's fragile trauma centers and systems.

Providing high-quality literacy programs for children across the country has always been a priority for me.

I wish to thank her for leading this important debate and discussion today about how H.R. 1 will affect women and children in this country in a very dramatic and very troubling way. Since Wall Street came crashing down on Main Street, I…

I know families in my home State of Washington deeply value our Amtrak service, the Cascade Line, which just set record ridership for the second year in a row.