We are now at levels of Federal infrastructure spending that have not been seen since 1948 as a percentage of GDP.
Editor's note · Context
Smith highlights the decline in federal infrastructure spending over decades.
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the combination of the leadership of the Congress in deregulating transportation and the funding mechanism that was put in place to build our transportation infrastructure was very important to the economic prosperity of this country.
I believe that after terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, our increased dependence on petroleum represents the biggest single threat to our nation's economy and national security.
the easiest, quickest, most effective way to solve the problem, is to put in a fuel tax to fund improvements.
when I first arrived to Congress I would go to the floor every day and my mantra for Congress would be jobs, jobs, jobs.





