Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. Graves for yielding and for his work trying to get this bill in a better place. And I thank Chairman DeFazio for working with me on an amendment that will come up tomorrow that will allow the Port of Cascade Locks to compete for funds to add a path on the Bridge of the Gods to provide a safer place for hikers and horseback riders on Pacific Crest Trail to cross the Columbia River. It is nice when we can work together for the best interests of our citizens. I wish we had been able to work on all the infrastructure issues in this bill in the same spirit. I won't waste my time dwelling on the partisan process fouls that encumber this bill. Building better American infrastructure is a public policy that has almost always brought us together as a Congress and a country. Until this week and until this legislation. Republicans have proposals to make American energy infrastructure more resilient and safeguard it from cyberattack. Republicans have proposed more than two dozen policies, Mr. Speaker, to help get high speed broadband to all Americans. We have legislation to put America in the driver's seat of autonomous vehicle innovation and production. We could find common ground to remove unneeded but costly regulatory barriers that stand in the way of important infrastructure improvements and the jobs that come with them. But unfortunately, the work and ideas of Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee were not included.…”