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Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters in response to Building America's Future Coalition News Conference

"The governors are right to call for a fundamentally new federal approach when it comes to transportation projects that puts an end to wasteful earmarks, polluting traffic jams and politically driven investments that disregard the needs of commuters and shippers.  We have a unique opportunity, thanks to technology and bold leadership, to unleash a new wave of congestion relief and capacity projects by better focusing federal resources and tapping into the more than $400 billion available today for transportation investments.  We can do more than Eisenhower ever dreamed, we can do it tomorrow, and we can do it without increasing our reliance on fossil-based fuels."

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