Peter DeFazio actually said...

I hope that we can join and make common cause in these areas, because we do need to rebuild our country.

I would reflect that Congress did--although most don't know it--increase the inland diesel waterway user fee, diesel tax, in a yearend budge...

I hope we can bring back congressionally designated spending, where we set priorities for some small amount of our annual investment.

The American people get it. A number of all-red States have raised their gas tax. Nobody has been recalled or lost their election.