Michael Arcuri: “Mr. Speaker, this Nation was built upon the principle that it was patently unjust to require people to pay taxes to a…”

I think we should do it with a vision toward improving our infrastructure and improving our future.

When the economic downturn started during the last Administration, the President proposed a tax cut. Many of us, myself included, felt that the money might have been better spent in terms of putting it into infrastructure development.

The Federal government cannot continue to simply throw up its hands and insist that the tribes and local governments resolve these difficult and complex issues by themselves.

Clearly, spending is one of the most important issues that we are dealing with here in Congress. ... I think this bill really is indicative of what the Democrats are trying to do. We recognize the fact that it is necessary to begin to make…