"I really appreciate you doing this hearing. It is an important subject, so we can highlight the transit needs for rural America in addition to urban America."
"So, do you think that a statutory response is warranted here?"
"Do you consider some of these practices to be anti-competitive?"
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a great hearing. Thank you for doing it."
"I do not want to further burden them with paying for the infrastructure we are using today."
"I am also concerned about suggestions that Congress could use corporate taxes or even a carbon tax to fund infrastructure."
"User fees have different qualities than general taxes, primarily that the user is able to see the direct benefits of those fees."
"Right now, it is a trust fund that we can't actually trust."
"Finding a long-term, reliable funding source for the Highway Trust Fund must be the top priority as we work on an infrastructure bill."
"Is there a user fee model out there that we could apply to mass transportation so highway users are not subsidizing mass transportation?"
"Wastewater, clean drinking water, safe drinking water are important to all of us, of course, Democrat, Republican, rich and poor, in rural and urban areas."