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" Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back. "

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" Find a place where you add value to a community. "

" As we look at a future where we're going to have to double our freight capacity, how do you create a freight system that's integrated across the country when you have 50 different freight systems that are built one state at a time? "

" Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas. "

" Everywhere I go, I see incredible examples of communities that have a vision for transportation and how it will impact the quality of life, mobility, economics and opportunity. "

" I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents. "

" I think public service is a calling and you do it as long as the things that brought you into the office can continue getting you up in the morning and as long as there's still work to get done. "

" Even one heatstroke death is one too many because every death caused by leaving a child unattended in a hot car is 100 percent avoidable. "

" People are sitting in traffic longer, and the types of solutions that are needed to relieve that congestion are ones that are paid for by the Highway Trust Fund. "

" Local transit agencies have developed apps to let you know when the next bus is coming, but there are so many more applications that can be done. "

" I know well the opportunities and the challenges of maintaining and improving infrastructure and providing good transportation choices. "

" A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem. "

" There is no such thing as a Democratic or Republican road, bridge, port, airfield or rail system. "

" You come to Washington, there's a rail bill, there's a highway bill, there's a aviation bill. But when you go home, there's an airport, there's a highway, there's a rail, there's transit. It all has to work together. "

" Bridges and roads take years to build, but too often, states and communities haven't known if funding will be there for them more than a few months at a time. "

" Whether you live in a city or a small town, and whether you drive a car, take the bus or ride a train, at some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian. "

" The key word for transportation in the 21st is 'choice.' "

" Passengers want options, and when they have options, like passenger rail, they choose them. "

" I've seen Congress do some remarkable things within a short period of time. "

" I aspire to be useful. "

" The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve. "

" The tragic thing is that we're letting our transportation system crumble at the exact moment we need to build it up. "

" I was the first mayor to even go meet with the LGBT community. "

" The rapid increase in the production and transportation of crude oil requires additional vigilance for the continued safe movement of this commodity. "

" The I-495 bridge over the Christina River in Wilmington, Delaware, is tilting. "