Change but i was also tripping on potholes like everybody is. I was stuck in traffic. I was hearing sad stories of innercity people who couldnt get jobs or had to take two or three buses and the subway to get to school. So that was going abroad and writing a maglev train in shanghai where we went to another city. Subway connections to the train. The train was so fast we went to another city in 20 minutes that otherwise took an hour and a half by bus. So all of those things together made me feel this is a really Important Mission and i had already been talking to you. You were such a help in this whole project. I had already been talking to you about the need for a new vision for america because you have been putting forth a vision just at the end of the Clinton Administration when you are leaving office. Unfortunately the world changed in the 2000s. We have a lot of defense spending. We have a lot of other preoccupations and a financial crisis so we havent made the kinds of investments
Are right good, i will leave. [laughter] anybody have a question . Of course, have to get funding somehow from the paul ryan ways and Means Committee but as a know from past experience with shuster at the helm riding shotgun good things can happen. Also for the record for the 10 billion he got back and he was secretary that is the great airport with 100 million for that one. But we want to move right along first average just like to get each member of the panel to be recognized. First of all, of the president and ceo and regina who was president and ceo of the society of america. And the congressman from utah the knowledge of his house on a lot of good things including trade in then we have Michael Lewis president and ceo of the deputy secretary of transportation got a few things going but then allowed him a to ease out with the panel. But i think the timing is significant as a leadership in the senate with the infrastructure funding we need to do what is necessary with though whole pa
Going to happen. So that would be kind of my report. I appreciate. I appreciate. Thank you very much. A quick question because i no you have so many. Since the congress eliminated earmarks on special projects projects that are essential to being authorized and approved come back to allowing those type of endeavors . I think that what happened with the earmark debate is it got out of hand numerically and they got out of and in substance, board it really is traditionally when shuster held the gavel they would use of the individual members of the house. Already heard from mayors and county commissioners and governors and state legislators so you had an idea. It adds up to about 125 million. The state was ready to go for it. Well, your not going to get that. That is that. That is where i think a lot of the leadership came from because suddenly that county commissioner, the city council everyone had by an. Right right now it is sort of an academic thing. It gets fuzzy. Not sure who actually
Message where it needs to be delivered, that the time is critical and i look forward to being part of the solution. Thank you very much, mike, for your comments and your contributions. Ill take it a little bit out of order now and take my law partner and former member of congress, state of georgia, congressman Jack Kingston to give his perspective on some of the things theyre doing down in georgia, particularly in the port project area and hes now with us, with these projects probably had something to do with them back when you were in congress yourself. Jack, why dont you go ahead and tell us about what is happening down there. Thank you very much, senator. I have to take a point of personal privilege that i really came here to lobby jennifer on going ahead and getting a fast lane on 395. I think we all would like to see that happen. And, mike, i want to say my mother actually lives in louisville, colorado, and your toll road is great. Thank you. Ive driven it many times. It is such a