James M. Jeffords: “several days ago, 76 Members of this body voted to support additional…”

On the recordMay 17, 2005

several days ago, 76 Members of this body voted to support additional investment in this Nation's surface transportation program. They did not vote for an extravagant increase, instead they voted for a modest 4 percent increase over the President's request. With this modest increase, we will barely be able to keep pace with the enormous maintenance needs facing our surface transportation system with little left over for improvement. Now the junior Senator from Alabama asks to return to an inadequate level of investment. He asks the American family to waste additional time and money stuck in traffic. He asks us to vote to let more of our Nation's roads and bridges fall into a state of disrepair--all over a modest 4 percent increase. I will vote against the Sessions amendment and I urge my colleagues to do the same.

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