Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, today is our opportunity to restore honesty and truth to the Federal budget by voting to take the transportation trust funds off budget. It makes no sense to me that we would ask the American people to pay taxes for these transportation trust funds and then not use the money. These are dedicated funds that should be used for their intended purpose--the improvement of our Nation's transportation system. Sitting on these dedicated funds which cannot be spent for anything else is simply a fraud on the American people. We have been lying to the American people by telling them to pay their gas taxes and airline ticket taxes for an improved transportation system and then not investing the money in transportation. In Philadelphia, we are faced with a vital need to rebuild Interstate 95, our key commuter and freight route that is used by 150,000 vehicles a day. In the last month, I-95 has been closed and then restricted because of a fire that damaged the structure. We have had massive traffic jams that have lasted the entire day, disrupted the surrounding neighborhoods, and produced chaos throughout the area.”