Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino) for introducing this legislation. It will reduce the time it takes to review new construction projects and ensure that the permitting process is not endlessly held up in courts. That is what the judge said in the case of the Northern Beltline. He said that this has been before the courts. Sometimes it takes people years to get their case to court. We don't need these unnecessary delays, legal expenses, and added environmental expenses. We have done these same things in bipartisan SAFETEA-LU and MAP-21. Why are we all of a sudden saying this is a bad thing when earlier, in a bipartisan way, we approved very similar provisions? Why in this Congress are we suddenly out here calling things dangerous that used to be bipartisan? I don't understand that. I don't think the American people understand this dysfunction. I thank the Judiciary Committee, its members, Chairman Goodlatte, and Mr. Marino. This was too late for the people along the Northern Beltline, but it won't be too late the next time. You cannot have a first-world economy with a third-world infrastructure. Putting money into highway, bridge, and other infrastructure improvements is one of the best investments that the federal government--or state governments--can make. Each infrastructure project in our Country creates jobs--high-paying jobs. And modernizing our transportation and infrastructure system not only creates jobs-- high-paying jobs.…”