Earl Blumenauer actually said...

Infrastructure investment would put millions of people to work while it strengthens local economy, the environment, and our national competi...

One of the most important trends in America is that people are driving less per capita.

We have not been investing enough. The Highway Trust Fund is not going bankrupt, but it moves into a negative balance.

A rational government would be borrowing and investing using other peoples' money for free to make our system stronger.