Tim Bishop Quotes

The fact is that America relies on Amtrak to move people.

Nobody, in any part of the world, has figured out a way to make money on passenger railroads. It's a matter of social policy.

There is no passenger railroad service anywhere in the world that is not subsidized.

Simply put, our nation's economy will only go as far as our small businesses will take it.

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

Transportation funding is a win-win for everyone involved.

The pro-growth policies of Congress have helped created new jobs in the region and across the country.

I do not object to the construction of rail roads and canals.

States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities.

Build the roads and the jobs follow.

Beyond highways and roads, we need more money for mass transit, intercity passenger rail and freight rail. We have a long way to go to bridge the funding gaps.

We need all the transportation options that we can get in Virginia - especially options where the private sector carries all the risk and all the cost.

As a candidate for Congress, I proposed a federal infrastructure bank to help local governments fund badly needed projects, including ones in my district. We need to repair and expand our crumbling transportation systems by creating many good-paying construction jobs.

Broadband, wireless, and technology services have become a vibrant sector of our national economy with the potential to both empower and invest in our communities.

An active and vibrant railway system confers many benefits on the society.

A fuel prices remain unstable and our nation's highways and airports suffer ever-increasing congestion and delays, Amtrak offers an invaluable alternative upon which Americans have come to rely

We seem to be committing ourselves to an eye wateringly expensive railroad for the few. High speed rail plan is madness.

I do not see how we can rationally oppose high speed rail because of the environmental and other costs without considering the social and human consequences of the radical elimination of transportation that this entails.

Rebuilding the Upper Ohio Navigation system will create and retain thousands of good jobs in southwestern PA. This project has widespread, bipartisan support because everyone recognizes the value this infrastructure investment will create.

DMOs help our economy thrive in South Jersey.

We can't have all the concentration of wealth in a few places in this country. We've got to create economic opportunity and new industries in communities that feel left behind.

To stimulate the economy, we need to give entrepreneurs the means to create wealth.

We will reduce the tax burden, simplify tax rules, and make life easier for those who want to produce, do business, invest, and create jobs.

Our efforts in Congress should focus on what we can agree on: investing in the success of local entrepreneurs to create jobs, helping hard-working families get ahead and reducing our spiraling debt.

Railway network will support efforts to diversify the economy and enhance our export potentials.