John Garamendi: “Well, there is no doubt that if we were to pass--well, we don't have a choice. If we don't pass a bill in the next 2…”

“Well, there is no doubt that if we were to pass--well, we don't have a choice. If we don't pass a bill in the next 2 months, 2\1/ 2\ months, all public works, transportation programs, will come to a screeching halt. There will be no more Federal money, and it will simply stop. So we have got work to do. As you say, if the committee could have its way, we could put together a good bill. There has been a long history here of the transportation bill being a bipartisan bill. We can do that. If we don't--let me just go back through this. I get stacks and stacks of paper, and this one caught my eye. It is entitled, ``Infrastructure Investment Creates American Jobs.'' I said: Well, that is kind of a pretty good cover there. It has roads, bridges, ports, and so forth. It is the Duke Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness. So it is the Duke University. Here they say: Old and broken transportation infrastructure makes the United States less competitive than 15 of our major trading partners and makes manufacturers less efficient in getting goods to market. Underinvestment costs the United States over 900,000 jobs, including more than 97,000 American manufacturing jobs. Maximizing American-made materials when rebuilding infrastructure has the potential to create even more jobs. Relying on American-made inputs can also mitigate safety concerns related to large-scale outsourcing. I am with you, Duke--Duke University.…”