| 00:02:54 |
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THIS IS A VERY TROUBLING MATTER. YOUR SON AND THE OTHERS THAT ARE HELD THERE IN EGYPT TO TRY TO HELP EGYPT -- TO HELP THEM AND WORK WITH THE PEOPLE. ...
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| 00:04:17 |
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YOU FOR YOUR CLEAR STATEMENT AS WELL. WE HOPE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING AND THEY UNDERSTAND HOW SERIOUSLY WE TAKE THIS. I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE...
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| 00:15:55 |
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CHAIRMAN. WE HAVE A SPIRITED COMMITTEE, BUT YOU HAVE PRESIDED FAIRLY. IT WOULD CROSS THE LINE SOME TIME, THE CHAIRMAN HAS THE RIGHT TO GET US IN LINE....
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| 00:25:42 |
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SENATOR SESSIONS. CHRIS IS THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND PROGRAMS AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT YOU SO WELL KNOW. UNTIL...
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| 00:26:30 |
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MR. CHAIRMAN AND SENATORS SESSIONS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S 2013 BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION....
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| 00:33:16 |
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IS AN ABSOLUTE PRIORITY. I THINK SENATOR SESSIONS AND I ARE JOINED IN THAT. TRANSPORTATION HAS GOT TO BE A PRIORITY. IT IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY. IT...
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| 00:33:55 |
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JUST SAY THIS. YOU ALL GIVE AS $48 BILLION IN THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN. $48 BILLION. WE SPENT EVERY PENNY OF THAT. WHAT WE DID -- WE CREATED 65,000...
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| 00:34:43 |
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HAVE SPENT EFFECTIVELY? >> A LOT MORE. >> I ARGUED
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| 00:34:53 |
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STRENUOUSLY FOR $200 BILLION. WE HAVE DONE A GREAT DEAL OF DUE DILIGENCE ON HOW MUCH MONEY COULD BE SPENT, AND IT WOULD NOT HAVE ENDED WHEN IT DID. ...
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| 00:35:58 |
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WHAT WE ANTICIPATED, WHICH GIVE US ADDITIONAL MONEY. AND ALSO, JOBS WERE DONE WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ALSO BECAUSE THERE WAS A PHANTOM DEMAND WITH CONTRACTORS...
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| 00:36:35 |
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AND SAY I MADE SEVERAL SPEECHES. ONE OF MY PRIME CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILL WAS IT DID NOT DO ENOUGH FOR HIGHWAYS. OUR BASIC BILL IS ABOUT $40 BILLION A...
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| 00:37:11 |
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THAT. AS I LOOK BACK, IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I REGRET THE MOST. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PERSUADE CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS IDEA. I KNOW THE ECONOMIST....
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| 00:37:42 |
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THAT WE ARE BEING HELD COMPETED. YOUR CHART SHOWS THAT BY A LOT OF OTHER COUNTRIES. CHINA IS RIGHT NOW BUILDING ROADWAYS, AIRPORTS, RUNWAYS, HIGH-SPEED...
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| 00:38:42 |
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BACK TO MY FIRST QUESTION. YOU GAVE AN ANSWER. THE THING THAT IS IN MY HEAD, I HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES THAT FOR EVERY $1 BILLION OF RHODE EXPENDITURE,...
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| 00:39:06 |
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I WILL GET THAT FOR THE RECORD. I WOULD RATHER DO THAT AND SAY A FIGURE THAT MAY NOT BE ACCURATE. >> LET ME GO TO
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| 00:39:13 |
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THE NEXT. ON MY LIST WHICH IS A HIGH-SPEED RAIL. YOU HAVE $47 BILLION FOR HIGH- SPEED RAIL. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF HIGH-SPEED DRILL? WHERE IS IT BEING...
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| 00:39:38 |
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START FROM THE PREMISE THAT ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER GONE TO EUROPE OR ASIA AND RIDDEN THE TRAIN AND THERE COMES BACK AND SAYS, WHY DO WE NOT HAVE THIS KIND...
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| 00:42:30 |
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WE DO NEED HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN THIS COUNTRY. I HAVE SOME OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE DONE. I SEE WHAT JAPAN AND CHINA HAVE DONE. I SEE WHAT EUROPE HAS DONE....
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| 00:44:31 |
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POSITION IS THIS. THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT I HAVE APPEARED BEFORE CONGRESS, I HAVE TAKEN A HEAP OF CRITICISM FOR BRINGING PROPOSALS FORWARD BETTER NOT...
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| 00:45:38 |
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PAID FOR IN ANY REALISTIC SENSE. WE WERE BASICALLY TOLD THAT THERE IS NO REAL MONEY IN THE WAR. THE WAY CBO SCORES MATTERS, IF YOU HAD $100 BILLION FOR...
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| 00:48:05 |
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BIG POT HOLE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE NOT PAID ATTENTION TO THE ROADS AND BRIDGES. WE HAVE NOT. >>
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| 00:48:11 |
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I KNOW THAT. IF WE WERE NOT BUYING MOTORS FOR YACHTS, WE COULD FILL A LOT OF POT HOLES. >>
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| 00:48:20 |
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I AGREE WITH YOU. IT IS SIGNIFICANT. IT IS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WE ARE WAY BEHIND. >> WITH
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| 00:48:31 |
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REGARD TO CALIFORNIA, I SEE NOW THE NUMBERS ARE COMING IN THAT INSTEAD OF THE EARLY ESTIMATES OF $30 BILLION FOR THIS PLAN, IT WILL BE $100 BILLION MORE....
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| 00:50:13 |
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YES, SIR. ON THE HIGHWAY SIDE, WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED "EVERY DAY COUNTS." WAS IMPLEMENTED MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO. IT DOES SPEED UP HIGHWAY PROJECTS....
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| 00:51:09 |
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RUN PROGRAMS TAKE TOO LONG, I THINK. SOME OF THAT MAY BE UNWISE MANAGEMENT BY CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. I DO HEAR A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. I AM...
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| 00:54:28 |
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CONGRESS FOR 14 YEARS, I KNOW THAT. DURING THE 14 YEARS, FIVE OF THOSE YEARS WE HAD BALANCED BUDGETS. THANK YOU TO THE WORK OF SENATOR CONRAD AND OTHERS....
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| 00:55:48 |
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ABOUT $1 BILLION JUST RECENTLY. >> WILL THAT DO? >> IT WILL BUY
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| 00:55:54 |
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NEW CARS, AND THE TRACKS IN A POSITION WHERE THEY CAN GO HIGHER SPEEDS. >> CATENARY. >> THAT IS THE ELECTRIFICATION. >>
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| 00:56:06 |
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FIXING UP TRACKS, IDENTIFYING SYSTEMS THAT ARE COST-EFFECTIVE. I SAY DO THAT AND REPORT TO US AND WE WILL SEE IF IT CAN BE JUSTIFIED. WHAT YOU ARE TALKING...
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| 00:56:49 |
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BEEN ABOUT VISION. PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION. NOW, I AM GLAD WHEN PRESIDENT EISENHOWER SIGNED THE INTERSTATE BILL, THERE WERE A FEW...
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| 00:57:55 |
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VISION, IT IS JUST NOT CONNECTED TO REALITY IN MY OPINION. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> WE
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| 00:58:05 |
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ARE DOING 7 MINUTE ROUNDS TODAY. WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS HERE. WE CAN DO SEVEN MINUTES AROUND AND STILL GET DONE BY NOON, WHICH WE HAVE PROMISED TO DO....
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| 00:58:21 |
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YOU FOR BEING HERE. I JOIN THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING MEMBER SENDING OUR BEST WISHES TO YOUR FAMILY. WE HOPE BECOMES HOME SAFE AND SOUND AND SOON....
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| 01:01:15 |
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BE HAPPY TO VISIT THE BRIDGE. WE WILL WORK WITH YOUR OFFICE ON THAT. I WILL ALSO BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF ON MAY BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES...
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| 01:01:36 |
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APPRECIATE THAT. LET ME ALSO JUST SAY I THINK THE BUDGET COMMITTEE REFLECTS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ECONOMIC VIEWS. MY ECONOMIC VIEW IS THAT WHEN HOME,...
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| 01:04:39 |
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WHITE HOUSE. >> WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOUR
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| 01:04:52 |
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SON AND APPRECIATE WHAT HE HAD DONE FOR DEMOCRACY. WE HOPE HE COMES HOME SOON >> I WANTED TO ASK IF YOU WOULD FOLLOW UP ON THE QUESTION OF HIGH-SPEED...
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| 01:05:20 |
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THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR HAS. LAST YEAR THEY MADE MONEY. RIDERSHIP IS UP ON AMTRAK THIS YEAR. >> BETWEEN BOSTON
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| 01:05:30 |
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AND WASHINGTON, DOES IT MAKE MONEY? >> I WILL PUT
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| 01:05:34 |
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THIS IN THE RECORD -- AMTRAK ON THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR, RIDERSHIP WAS UP AND THEY MADE MONEY LAST YEAR. QUITE JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT WILL SUSTAIN ITSELF...
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| 01:05:52 |
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BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT 43%. >> THAT IS
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| 01:05:58 |
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MY QUESTION. WHERE CAN YOU TELL ME WE CAN SUSTAIN RAIL BY WHAT PEOPLE PAY TO USE THE RAIL SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO CONTINUALLY FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED IT? >>...
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| 01:06:13 |
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SUBSIDIZE TRANSIT. WE SUBSIDIZED HIGHWAYS. >> MY SIMPLE QUESTION TO
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| 01:06:18 |
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YOU IS CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE WE HAVE A TRAIL WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE TO CONTINUALLY PROVIDE FEDERAL SUBSIDIES TO SUSTAIN IT? >> NO, IT HAS NOT. >> THERE...
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| 01:06:31 |
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LINES IN THE WORLD WHERE THAT HAPPENS -- TOKYO AND PARIS -- WHERE THE RESULT CAN PAY FOR ITSELF. >> YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT
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| 01:06:40 |
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THAT. JUST TO BE CLEARED, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY SUBSIDIZE -- >> JUST LIKE WE
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| 01:06:50 |
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DO TRANSIT AND HIGHWAYS. >> I JUST
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| 01:06:52 |
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WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND. YOU CITED CALIFORNIA AS AN EXAMPLE OF PRODUCTIVE -- EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE SHOULD BUILD HIGH- SPEED RAIL, YET THE ESTIMATED COST...
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| 01:08:43 |
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GOVERNOR SUPPORTS IT. THE ELECTED LEADERS SUPPORT IT. I JUST MET WITH THE PRESIDENT, WHICH IS CALLED THE PROTESTS OF THE SENATE, AND ALSO THE SPEAKER...
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| 01:09:18 |
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THE REST OF THE COUNTRY TO PUT UP BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS AN "IMMENSE FINANCIAL RISK?" WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE...
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| 01:10:45 |
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PORTFOLIO. I NEVER TALK TO THE PRESIDENT ABOUT THIS. WETHE CRITICISM FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS FROM THIS COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF...
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| 01:11:05 |
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ASSUME WE ARE GOING TO BE FIGHTING WARS OR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. IN THE ABSENCE OF SOME INDICATION THAT IS REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN, -- >> WE ARE NOT IN...
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| 01:11:22 |
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ON BEING IN IRAQ. HOW IS THAT? THE NOTION THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE SOMEHOW HAVING A FULL CONTINGENCY IN IRAQ FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS, I DO NOT THINK ANYONE...
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| 01:12:57 |
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TO ALASKA AS YOU DID. WE HAD A CONVERSATION. I WISH YOUR SON THE BEST. MY BROTHER DID WORK OVER THERE ALSO TO TRY TO CREATE STABILITY. HE HAS BEEN THERE...
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| 01:13:29 |
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LITTLE LATE. I APOLOGIZE. >> THE
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| 01:13:34 |
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PAY FOR AS THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND. IN ADDITION TO THE IRAQ MONEY. >> THIS BODY HAS A HABIT --
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| 01:13:45 |
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IF YOU DO NOT LIKE CBO, -- I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH CBO, BUT WHEN THEY SCORE SOMETHING, THEY SCORE SOMETHING. IT BRINGS VALUE TO IT. I AM AT ALL...
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| 01:15:58 |
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NO BETTER AIRSPACE IN THE COUNTRY THAN OPEN AIR SPACE, ESPECIALLY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. WHAT IS YOUR TIMETABLE? -- TIMETABLE FAA IS LOOKING AT AT? --...
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| 01:16:28 |
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JUST A SCHEDULE. THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS IS DOING SOME INCREDIBLE RESEARCH. WE HAVE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF AIR SPACE THAT NO ONE COMPETES AGAINST...
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| 01:18:13 |
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FEE, THAT WAS NEVER PROPOSED TO BE APPLIED TO GENERAL AVIATION. THAT WAS FOR COMMERCIAL AVIATION. WE NEVER PROPOSED THAT FOR THE LOWER END. >> YOUR BUDGET
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| 01:18:28 |
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THAT YOU PROPOSE -- CAN YOU GIVE FOR THE RECORD -- WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME ISSUES, BUT WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION ANOTHER TIME. >>IN
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| 01:18:41 |
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THE TRANSPORTATION BILL THAT WE ARE NOW STARTING, IN THEORY, AS YOU KNOW I WAS ONE OF A FEW WHO VOTED AGAINST MOVING IT FORWARD. THERE IS A REASON....
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| 01:20:03 |
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THE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON
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| 01:20:06 |
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THAT. >> EXCELLENT. LET ME CLOSE AND SAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST TO MAKE SURE -- I HAVE SOME VIEWS ON HIGH-SPEED RAIL AND THE EFFICIENCY OF IT -- BUT I WANT...
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| 01:21:09 |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING. I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN FOR YOUR SON. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAS SOME PRETTY CAPABLE INDIVIDUALS GOING OVER...
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| 01:21:28 |
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ON YOUR BRIDGE, BY THE WAY. >>
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| 01:21:30 |
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THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN BREAKING THE LOGJAM. >> ABSOLUTELY. >>
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| 01:21:38 |
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THAT IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE IS. I WOULD JUST START OUT WITH THAT. GOVERNMENT IS THE ONLY ENTITY THAT REALLY CAN PROVIDE CERTAIN...
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| 01:22:48 |
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CURRENT PERCENTAGE, BUT I BELIEVE GENERALLY OFF THE INTERSTATE, THE MAJORITY OF FUNDING COMES FROM STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. MOST OF THE FEDERAL...
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| 01:23:07 |
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ISN'T WHEN WE -- IS WHEN WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS, WE REALLY ARE SUBSIDIZING ONE STATE AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS. HOW EFFECTIVE DO YOU THINK THAT HAS BEEN...
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| 01:23:26 |
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I THINK, BUILD AN INTERSTATE SYSTEM. IT DID NOT START IN ALL 50 STATES. YOU KNOW THAT. WAS ONE STATE DISADVANTAGED OVER ANOTHER WHEN THEY STARTED IN...
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| 01:24:43 |
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THAT IS BIPARTISAN PORK GOING INTO DIFFERENT AREAS. IN TERMS OF WISCONSIN -- >> IF IT DID
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| 01:24:51 |
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HELP THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR AMERICA. >> I AM
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| 01:24:56 |
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SUPPORTIVE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. >> I KNOW YOU ARE. >> THE QUESTION
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| 01:25:02 |
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CAME FOR GOVERNOR WALKER IN TERMS OF A HIGH-SPEED RAIL. THE ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS WERE ABOUT $15.50 MILLION. THE ESTIMATES WERE YOU WOULD COVER ABOUT...
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| 01:25:59 |
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GOVERNOR WALKER DECIDED HE DID NOT WANT HIGH-SPEED RAIL, PROBABLY FOR THE REASONS YOU JUST STATED. BUT OTHER GOVERNORS HAVE SAID THEY WANT IT. THEY WANTED...
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| 01:26:13 |
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ELECTED OFFICIALS DO LIKE BRINGING BACON HOME TO THE STATE. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE AROUND TO BE PAYING THE BILLS IN FOUR, A, OR 12 YEARS. THERE TERM...
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| 01:26:32 |
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SENATOR, WE DID NOT SHOW OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL DOWN ANYBODY'S THROAT. WE DID NOT. WHEN GOVERNOR SCOTT, GOVERNOR WALKER, A GOVERNOR CASE IT MADE THEIR DECISION,...
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| 01:27:28 |
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HALF. $230 BILLION. >> PART OF THE REASON OUR
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| 01:27:38 |
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GAS TAX REVENUE IS DOWN IS BECAUSE OF FUEL EFFICIENCY IS UP. IT IS POLITICALLY POISONOUS TO CONSIDER INCREASING THE GAS TAX TO REFUND -- INCREASING...
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| 01:28:02 |
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A PAY FOR, I ASSUME THAT IS WHAT THE DEBATE IS GOING TO BE ABOUT. THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE DEBATING OVER IN THE HOUSE. THEY HAD TO SPLIT THE BILL INTO...
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| 01:28:18 |
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TO YOU THINK THAT IS A GOOD IDEA? >> I LIKE THE
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| 01:28:21 |
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IDEA THE PRESIDENT PUT OUT. I LIKE HALF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND AND HALF IRAQ MONEY. I THINK IT IS A PRETTY GOOD FORMULA. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> I...
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| 01:28:35 |
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SENATORS WHO EVER PARTICIPATED. I THINK THE SECRETARY VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. YOU OUGHT TO GIVE SEMINARS IN HOW TO JUSTIFY. I HAVE BEEN HERE 25 YEARS....
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