Honorable John Ensign
United States Senator, Nevada, Republican
Senator Ensign was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1994 to 1998. He is a member of the following committees: Armed Services, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support; Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans Affairs. The following is from the February 12, 2004, Senate floor debate on S. 1072, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act.I want to make a couple of comments about the bill in general and spending. Transportation spending is…
