Political Quotes

“This amendment strikes over $130 million in transit infrastructure grants for the earmarks contained in this bill. Even though many of my colleagues have chosen to request earmarks, or using the current euphemism, community project funding, I remain opposed to the use of this funding for local projects. The corruptive and wasteful earmark process represents what I believe are the worst of our taxpayers' dollars being spent on projects that oftentimes have no Federal nexus whatsoever. Take some of the grant projects being funded in this bill using transit infrastructure grants: $1.05 million for the rehabilitation of the Baldwin Park Train Station in Baldwin Park, California. I am sure it is beautiful. I am sure the residents love it. People in Pennsylvania don't know where it is and don't want to pay for it. $790,000 for the West Anaheim zero-emission microtransit project. I am not even sure what that is. Maybe I would be sure if I was in West Anaheim, but I am in Pennsylvania. I am not planning on traveling there anytime soon, but apparently my tax dollars are. $850,000 for the City of Phoenix Valley Metro microtransit. The City of Phoenix is beautiful. I have been there. I haven't used the microtransit project, but I get to pay for it, and so do all my bosses. $850,000 for the Norwalk Transit System bus stop equity project in Norwalk, California. I am sure it is beautiful. I am not sure what the equity project is.…”