Scott Garrett: “I come to the floor in appreciation of the underlying intent of both the amendment and the underlying bill as well. But…”

“I come to the floor in appreciation of the underlying intent of both the amendment and the underlying bill as well. But I am mindful of the fact, as I come from the great State of New Jersey and as we think about the issue at hand, and that is our beaches and the shores generally, I was just talking with someone recently that due to the high cost of energy and the high cost of gasoline, a lot of my constituents, quite honestly, won't be able to even enjoy the Jersey shore this summer, to 'go down below,' as we call it, down to the Jersey shore to enjoy it and enjoy whatever improvements that this amendment, which I support, and the underlying bill, which I support, would bring to us. So the point I just want to spend a moment on is the fact that while we debate these tertiary issues, the fundamental issue that folks back in my district are concerned about is how are we going to afford in the first place to get about our State of New Jersey, to get to the shore, to enjoy our vacation, to enjoy the beaches if Congress is not doing anything whatsoever to address the high cost of gasoline and to address the high cost of energy in the State of New Jersey and the rest of the country as well.”