John Garamendi: “This is a major concern in that it seems as though the most common thing that happens here in Congress is a game that we…”

“This is a major concern in that it seems as though the most common thing that happens here in Congress is a game that we used to play as children. It is called ``kick the can.'' You would get an old No. 16 can, and you would kick it around the yard. We kick the can down the road here so often instead of really gripping the issue and saying, ``Okay. Let us do something that lays out a long-term, 6-year plan where the States and the counties and the cities can actually project projects and know that the funding is going to be there so they can be efficient and effective and prioritize.'' Instead of doing that, we just kind of kick the can down the road. They are talking about a 6-month, until the end of September, with the same level of funding. We are going to lose a lot of jobs, and the opportunity to build the systems that we absolutely have to have in order to grow our economy is not going to happen. I just go, ``Why would we do that? We have a good model.'' I am looking forward to the introduction of the GROW AMERICA Act that you are going to introduce. Tell us what is wrong with this. Tell us where it doesn't meet the needs. My Republican colleagues and Democratic colleagues, what is missing? What improvements should there be? Tell us what it is. We will deal with it. The funding source, as you said, makes sense. American corporations-- Apple and others--have billions of dollars--almost $1 trillion--of profits overseas that are not taxed. Bring it home.…”