May 12, 2015
Well, you couldn't be more accurate, and you certainly did make the point. I was looking at the picture there. You have got the Northeast corridor, the entire Amtrak system underneath that bridge into Union Station, which I think is…
John Garamendi
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John Raymond Garamendi is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and environmental protection during his tenure in Congress. Garamendi has also been an advocate for veterans and military families, reflecting California's significant military presence.
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May 12, 2015
Well, also, the lives of our citizens. I don't have the placards with me, but in previous presentations I have shown pictures of the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed in Washington State near the Canadian border. It shut down commerce…
May 12, 2015
I thank you so very much. I thank you for your leadership. I am looking forward to the introduction of the bill and to push that through. Whether we can do it in 7 days or not--we could. It is possible. All the language is written. You…
May 12, 2015
I thought we had completed, but I guess I am not yielding back quite yet. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized.
May 12, 2015
You have to lay down the marker. You laid down the first proposal, and it is really good. I said 4 years. Actually, it is a 6-year bill--$478 billion--and it covers all of the elements. All of the elements are there. If somebody has got a…
May 12, 2015
Hello, America. Do you know what is going to happen in just a few days? In 7 legislative days, the United States highway trust fund runs out of money--kaput, it is over--a fund established by President Eisenhower in the 1950s, out of…
May 12, 2015
Thank you. Thank you for your leadership on the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, because you are carrying the weight of this particular piece of legislation.
May 12, 2015
Well, we have done it over and over again, and the general talk around this building is that we are going to kick the can down the road yet again, probably for another 6 months, just like we extended the last one for 9 months. It is not…
May 12, 2015
It has to be done. We absolutely have to do this with your leadership on the subcommittee in trying to find a path to build the infrastructure and in looking for ways to pay for it. Actually, the administration in the GROW AMERICA Act…
Apr 30, 2015
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 29, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $125,000,000)''. Page 31, line 7, after the dollar amount…
Apr 30, 2015
I want to raise an issue along the lines of my earlier discussion and part of what we just heard in the previous discussion. That is, where are we going with the nuclear enterprise? What is it all about? Where will it take us? My personal…
Apr 30, 2015
We just heard Mr. Quigley and Mr. Simpson in a debate about this very same issue, and I don't want to cover the exact same ground, but I want to put this in the context of, I think, a very serious concern that all of us ought to have. The…
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