Ronald Reagan actually said...

America ends a period of decline in her vast and world-famous transportation system.

The repairs and construction are expected to stimulate about 170,000 jobs, with an additional 150,000 jobs created in related industries.

That's why I'm pleased today to sign House resolution 6211, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act for 1982.

Common sense tells us that it will cost a lot less to keep the system we have in good repair than to let it disintegrate and have to start o...