Emanuel Cleaver: “What is generally said is that you get, four to one, jobs to money spent if we do infrastructure projects, and those…”

“What is generally said is that you get, four to one, jobs to money spent if we do infrastructure projects, and those jobs are long lasting. Now, most of the infrastructure in this country is in decrepit condition. Most of the storm water sewers, wastewater sewers in cities around the country are over a century old. Roads are collapsing. Our bridges are collapsing. We saw in Minnesota 2 years ago what happens when we neglect our own infrastructure. And the worst thing about it, Congressman Butterfield, is that we're building roads and bridges right now in Iraq, new roads and bridges and schools in Iraq right now. I'm just a dumb Methodist preacher, but something doesn't add up. We're doing all of this in Iraq and our roads are crumbling?”