Political Quotes

“this House over the next 2 days is going to be debating the single most important environmental and jobs bill of the session, the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act. It is unfortunate that we are not going to have the opportunity to deal with a bill that is right-sized for America's needs. The administration's own Department of Transportation has concluded that we need $375 billion to meet America's needs over the next 6 years; yet the administration has threatened to use its first veto of any bill if we have the temerity to approve anything over $256 billion, which will be a 10 percent cut in transportation funding over the next 6 years. Nobody in this Chamber feels that we should be cutting our investment in the future. It is time for Members on both sides of the aisle to support the bipartisan committee leadership to at least approve the $275 billion bill, keep the basic structure in place, and make sure that we are giving America the transportation infrastructure it needs for the future.”