On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I would like to make a couple of points. One is that in regard to this amendment, to my knowledge, they are talking about situations where a project is publicly funded, funded with taxpayer dollars. In this case, I would point out by way of closing that this is roughly an $8 billion project, but it is privately financed. This isn't a publicly funded project; it is financed by private companies and, in fact, will create hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue--State, local, and Federal Government level--to provide dollars back to the taxpayers, with absolutely no tax increase. With that, Mr. President, I yield the floor. ____________________
