Michael Guest: “This legislation includes more than $715 billion in wasteful spending. One out of every two dollars would go toward…”

“This legislation includes more than $715 billion in wasteful spending. One out of every two dollars would go toward Green New Deal requirements. Funding for passenger rail for big cities has been increased eight-fold in this bill, sacrificing our rural roads and bridges for costly urban projects. The Electric Charging Station Grant Program in this bill would receive four times more funding than a rural grant program and take away funding from States that don't comply; even in States like Mississippi, which has less than 1,000 electric vehicles. This bill is bad for our economy. It is bad for our rural States. And without significant change, this bill is bad for America. {time} 1800 Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).”