"I thought it was interesting, with the GAO report coming out, on the heels of that, President Obama and Prime Minister Harper came out with a U.S.-Canadian agreement."
"I recognize the challenges that we have on the southern border and the safety of our Nation."
"We have less than 2 percent under operational control of our 4,000-mile... with our wonderful, wonderful trading partner."
"We were very concerned about what the GAO said about essentially no operational control, for all practical purposes, along the northern border."
"This is a huge project of national significance, shovel ready."
"We do have the highest unemployment in the Nation. In fact, in the four counties that I represent, the average unemployment rate is 19 percent."
"Our motorists already paid this money at the gas pump. Now we are going to lose all this Federal highway money because we do not have the match."
"I was one that said it is too bad we had to use the Highway Trust Fund formula, because Michigan and other States are donor States."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate all of your testimony."
"It is really sort of Southeast Michigan and down the I-75 corridor into Dayton, I think, is arguably the worst hit from an unemployment standpoint."
"Could you explain positively, because I think Mr. McKeon has touched on an important point--the idea that schools were closed and then schools were open was sort of a kiss-off."