On the recordOctober 27, 2015
Well, it is long past time for Congress to do its job and get serious about funding a long-term solution to fix our crumbling roads and bridges, all of our infrastructure in this country. In Michigan, of all States, we know that we need to invest in order to grow our economy. To build a 21st century economy, we need state-of- the-art infrastructure. No more short-term fixes, no more month-to-month funding. I have voted against these short-term bills in the past, and I am going to continue to do so. We are in urgent need of dramatic investment in infrastructure. Nearly a third of our roads are in poor or mediocre condition. One out of four of our bridges require significant repair. In my own hometown, our water infrastructure is wholly inadequate to provide even clean water to our residents. We just cannot continue to threaten our economy by failing to do our job. Congress needs to do its job. The American people go to work every single day, and the least that they can expect is that we do the same thing and do our job. If we really believe in our future in this Congress, we ought to be willing to invest in it. ____________________
