"This Congress passed three bills that will grow the economy, strengthen global competitiveness, create good-paying union jobs, can't be sent overseas, and make our communities more resilient."
"Donald Trump came in and promised us $2 trillion, delivered nothing."
"It basically matched the funding we had put forward and incorporated some of the work we did."
"The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates the deterioration to have a pricetag of over $2 trillion just to bring it up to a state of good repair."
"We saved the aviation industry by keeping the employees paid and in status, not directing money as a bailout to the airlines themselves."
"I look forward to hearing from Sara Nelson with the Association of Flight Attendants and Greg Regan of the Transportation Trades Department about how they came through and their members came through t..."
"We have a $100 billion deficit to bring transit up to a state of good repair, let alone providing new transit options to people to help them get out of congestion."
"We have 42,966 bridges on the National Highway System in need of substantial repair or replacement."
"Dr. Adam Hersh estimates that the IIJA's additional infrastructure spending will support--pretty precise here--772,400 jobs."
"Surface transportation is the largest single contributor of greenhouse gases in the United States, and we need to begin to meaningfully address those."
"I think we can be very proud of what we have accomplished, and in good part, generated by this committee."
"But I am proud of the work of this committee, and this Congress as a whole, these last two years--to defeat that sense of inertia and deliver for the American people."