Mark Takano: “I thank my fellow Californian for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the INVEST in America Act, a $547…”

“I thank my fellow Californian for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the INVEST in America Act, a $547 billion infrastructure bill that will invest in communities across the country. This bold piece of legislation includes $20 million in contract authority to fund the I-15 northern extension project in my own community in Riverside County. This investment will create jobs in the Inland Empire; it will meet our basic infrastructure needs; and it will improve our freeways and better connect our region. The INVEST in America Act will put us on the path to finally modernizing our Nation's roads, bridges, rails, and water systems, while keeping in mind the urgency to fight climate change. I do not hear from my colleagues across the aisle language that speaks to the future; I hear language instead that clings to the past. On this side of the aisle, we speak about a transition to a cleaner, more green future. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' and invest in our communities.”