Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Yarmuth, and I appreciate the fact that you are putting the spotlight on this issue which is really extraordinary in terms of what's just happened in the last 24 hours. As you know and as Congresswoman Edwards knows, the real workhorse infrastructure transportation funding in this country is the highway trust fund. That is a mechanism which was set up by the Congress. It has a dedicated revenue source, gas taxes, and since 1998, there has been a rule which the Congress has operated under which says that the 5-year transportation plan authorized by the Congress cannot be tampered with by a bill that's brought to floor of the House. If it is, then that bill is ruled out of order. And the purpose of that is to make sure that the transportation plan, which is done on a 5-year increment, has sanctity, has consistency so that State DOT's like yours in Kentucky or Maryland or Connecticut can actually move forward on multiyear projects which, of course, most road construction, bridge construction falls into that timeline.”