Jeff Flake: “this bill that we consider today, the transportation bill, ought to carry the same warning that drivers see on their…”

“this bill that we consider today, the transportation bill, ought to carry the same warning that drivers see on their rear view mirror: Items are larger than they appear. This bill contains a rescission on the last day authorized by the bill several years hence which rescinds about $9 billion. It is a gimmick. It is nothing more than a gimmick to allow us to spend more than the President said we need to or he would veto the bill. Mr. President, please veto this bill. We are out of control here on spending. And this bill goes far over the mark that you have laid out. It also bothers a lot of us Republicans to hear it described as a ``jobs bill.'' We are hearing jobs, jobs, jobs. We are not all Keynesians here. We do not believe that taking money out of taxpayers' pockets is the best way to create jobs. The best way is to leave it with them. Mr. Speaker, we ought to have a transportation bill that reflects what is in the trust fund--nothing more. And it ought to be distributed in a way that does not include 6,000 earmarks. ____________________”