Sam Graves: “I thank Chairman DeFazio for working with us on this bill as we have all seen the effects of disaster in our districts…”

“I thank Chairman DeFazio for working with us on this bill as we have all seen the effects of disaster in our districts and across America. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this bipartisan legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record two letters of support for H.R. 5689, one from the Build Strong Coalition and one from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Buildstong Coalition, Washington, DC, March 1, 2022. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Dina Titus, Subcommittee Chair, House T&I Committee, Washington, DC. Hon. Daniel Webster, Subcommittee Ranking Member, House T&I Committee, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy: The BuildStrong Coalition writes to express our strong support for H.R. 5689, the Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act, which was passed out of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 27, 2021, with almost unanimous backing. The undersigned organizations, as part of the BuildStrong Coalition, urge you to schedule consideration of the bipartisan legislation on the House floor as soon as possible.…”