It appears to me that it's in the government's interest to do an infrastructure bank for one of two reasons, either to shift risk, or to access capital.
We'd be crazy not to do this.
We can do better than this, you know.
Some in the House actually are adamant about the need to slash funding for transportation projects.
Overall, our country's infrastructure receives a D-minus grade from a national rating group.
States like my home state of West Virginia need sound infrastructure desperately to boost economic development in rural communities.
Americans rely on railways, they rely on highways, on airways, on waterways, and they do that so they can move goods efficiently.
In 2009 alone, congestion cost consumers and businesses well over $115 billion in wasted time and fuel.
Across the nation, we're driving on more than 90,000 miles of crumbling highways.
This is one of those hearings which can have a lot to do with the future of the country.
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