James Oberstar: “Now the question will be, too much? Is it that we are meeting and…”

On the recordApril 1, 1998

Now the question will be, too much? Is it that we are meeting and overfulfilling the transportation and infrastructure needs in the United States? No, not at all. In fact, this bill will still leave us with a $30 billion per year deficit in transportation, $16 billion for highways and $14 billion for transit, 254,000 miles of pavement in poor condition, one out of three highway bridges structurally deficient or obsolete, one out of every two transit yard stations and bridges for mass transit in poor condition. In my own State we need an additional $244 million a year to meet our needs for preservation and maintenance and $351 million for capital improvements. It is not too much in terms of the needs of the country. Now is it too much in terms of what we have to pay for transportation? No. In fact this bill will not spend all the money which the American people are paying in taxes dedicated to transportation.

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James Oberstar

Democratic · Minnesota

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing transportation funding needs during a debate on a transportation bill.

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James Oberstar: “Now the question will be, too much? Is it that we are meeting and overfulfilling the transportation and infrastructure…”

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