Senator Robert Melendez, a New Jersey Democrat, speaks durin

UNITED STATES - JUNE 08: Senator Robert Melendez, a New Jersey Democrat, speaks during a ground breaking ceremony for two mass transit railway tunnels in North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, June 8, 2009. The $8.7 billion project will build two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. About half the $1.35 billion in furnding for the early phases of the project are from federal sources including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). (Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)