Political Quotes

“David Broder of the Washington Post recently wrote a column in which he quoted a lifelong Democrat shipyard worker who switched to be a Republican. Here is what that shipyard worker said. He said, ``Except for roads, everything government has done in the last 20 years has degraded our society,'' except for roads. Yes, Mr. Speaker, building infrastructure for America's future is something that Government can do. It is something that Government should do. As we tighten our Government belt, we should be very careful not to weaken our rightful commitment to building assets for the future. Our population continues to grow. People travel more. Highway travel has more than tripled since the interstate was proposed. Air travel has more than doubled in just the last 12 years. Spending highway aviation and trust fund dollars to build America is absolutely essential to the future of our country. Support the transportation trust funds.”