Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, this afternoon, the House will vote to approve a $1.5 trillion transportation and infrastructure bill. This American nation-building program will be the largest in American history. The Public Works Administration of 1930s spent nearly $700 billion in today's dollars. This building program will more than double that investment, creating millions of jobs in the construction trades, jobs in the supply and materials industry, and jobs in the engineering and design industries as well. The program is good for economic growth at a time when our Nation is desperate for economic growth. For every dollar invested in infrastructure, that investment returns $1.80, or an 80 percent return on investment, to the United States economy. The President and both political parties have promised a robust infrastructure investment. Now is the time to reconcile that rhetoric with action. Mr. Speaker, I urge approval of this bill. ____________________”