Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding and acknowledging my maiden name, D'Alesandro. In any event, Mr. Speaker, this is a special day. In the election, the Democrats said that we were going to increase paychecks by building the infrastructure of America with green, resilient, modern and job- creating infrastructure. Building infrastructure has always been a nonpartisan issue, a bipartisan issue. We have all taken great pride in the regions we represent and the great effort to meet the needs of those communities. Today, House Democrats are proud to bring to the floor H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, to deliver on our promise. Moving forward, that is exactly what this legislation will enable our country to do. H.R. 2 takes bold, broad, and transformational action to rebuild our infrastructure and make it smarter, safe, and built to last while addressing key injustices in America which have been laid bare in the COVID-19 crisis. Across the country day in and day out, the American people have been shining a light on those disparities and are demanding justice, racial justice, and also environmental justice, healthcare justice, justice in financial security, justice in transportation and more, which target communities of color. Transportation justice, people don't think of that as an injustice, but in many cases it is, and we can give you examples, Mr. Speaker. So here we are today with H.R.…”