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I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $25,000,000)''. Page 86, line 6, after the dollar…
Making sure we have an adequate, modern, and forward-looking infrastructure that's done in a smart way that allows U.S. corporations to compete is one of our central and, in my judgment, our most important domestic economic priority.
I think we also should be thinking about public/private partnerships both on a project level.
I appreciate the comments of my colleagues and the support of my colleagues. As I have no other comments, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr…
If we want to continue to be a first-rate economic power, if we want to protect our public, if we want to improve the quality of life of our citizens and our environment, if we want to create good, well-paying jobs that cannot be…
If we can in fact put in place smart infrastructure policy and design a prudent and efficient and effective way of funding the infrastructure in this country, we not only have an opportunity to put Americans to work in the short term…
My first suggestion is: Deal with it and find ways to reduce spending and increase revenue to fund something that is essential to this country's competitiveness going forward.
The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that we have almost a $4 trillion infrastructure hole as a country.
Exactly, which is a long discussion. But under the Partnership to Build America Act, the American infrastructure fund is capitalized by selling $50 billion of bonds, and we sell them to corporations; and they're not guaranteed by the…
Two trillion dollars. And that reflects a significant problem with our Tax Code, which we'll reserve for another session for discussion.
Yes, I knew you would enjoy that feature of the legislation. But in all seriousness, we have good bipartisan support. I have 20 of my Republican colleagues on the bill with 20 Democratic colleagues; 18 are on it officially right now. We…
Right. Under our legislation, the States make the determination. The American Infrastructure Fund has to develop an allocation process that every State has an allocation based on their economic science.
I will do that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing us this time this evening. And I want to thank my good friend and colleague from California for organizing our discussion here this evening and his work on Make It In America. It's…
Helping our veterans transition to civilian life is one of the most critical challenges facing our country.
the cost of this inaction is not nothing, and we are seeing that in the results in the economy.
If there's one thing this entire Congress, this entire country, can agree on, it's the need to stand with our veterans. As a Nation, we're truly humbled by our servicemen and - women. They make incredible and, in some instances…
I encourage you to resist the temptation to take those more ideological, political positions.
We are going to fight for you, and we are not going to blame you for anybody else's mistake.
But perfect is the enemy of the good, and we had to save the financial system because the consequences, in my judgment, would have been worse.
I worry deeply actually that one of the great things that has happened in the world is the rest of the world has become much more like the United States.
I have always been a big believer that the cost of doing nothing is not nothing.
Senator Klobuchar I think spoke very eloquently about how important immigrants have been to our economy.
It is a blunt instrument. It is not achieving the results as effectively as actions of Congress would.
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