Political Quotes

“there are stark needs for highways and transportation systems. The red column the President recommended, the green column across the chart shows what this budget proposes, and the budget before us proposes essentially flat funding for the next 6 years. The administration itself said the needs just to maintain highways are at this yellow line, which is way above. Our amendment simply raises spending for highways over the 6 years to $255 billion and mass transit to $56.5, using dollars previously paid into the highway trust fund by highway users, and other items that have been identified by the President and the Budget Committee, such as transferring 2.5 cents for ethanol into the highway user funds. Investing in highways and transportation is the best immediate stimulus we can have to the economy, creating jobs, and lowering highway deaths. I urge the support of my colleagues.”