Barbara Boxer: “I thank the Presiding Officer. Mr. President, it is Sunday, and it is unusual for us to be here, but as I have said many…”

“I thank the Presiding Officer. Mr. President, it is Sunday, and it is unusual for us to be here, but as I have said many times, this is the reason we are here. Look at this photo. This is the bridge collapse in California, and there is another report coming that says this is going to be far from the last one we have. This is a bridge that carries thousands of people a day from California to Arizona. This can happen in any one of our States, and the fact is we need to pass a transportation bill. I am so grateful to my colleague Senator Inhofe and to everyone on that committee who got this started. The Environment and Public Works Committee had a 20-to-0 vote so we don't have to face this anymore. After that, we had other committees act, just not in as bipartisan a fashion, so it was difficult. At that point, Leader McConnell and Senator Durbin stepped in with Senator Inhofe and me, and all we did was try to get to where we are right now, which is a place where we can pass a fair funding bill. I have a list. It is very interesting, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: FEDERAL SHARE OF EACH STATE'S CAPITAL OUTLAYS FOR HIGHWAY & BRIDGE PROJECTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ State Percentage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rhode Island............................................…”