Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3684, the majority's ``my-way-or-the-highway bill.'' Rather than working with Republicans to deliver a commonsense, bipartisan bill that puts America's real infrastructure needs center stage, the majority has decided to fast track its Green New Deal agenda. In fact, half of the funding in this bill is tied up meeting Green New Deal mandates. The majority refused to work with Republicans on policies to streamline the permitting process for construction projects. These policies will save taxpayers billions of dollars and move projects forward faster, while still ensuring world-class environmental standards. Unfortunately, Republicans were shut out of the process, and the impact is clear. This bill places costly restrictions on local construction projects, includes catastrophic provisions that would put small trucking companies and independent truckers out of business, and relies on deficit spending, which will further fuel the problem of inflation. Mr. Speaker, I strongly encourage my colleagues to reject this partisan process and vote ``no'' on H.R. 3684. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Williams), a new and esteemed member of the committee.”