Political Quotes

“No one here is anti-mobility. We are anti- bankruptcy. We want everybody to be able to go where they need to go when they need to go there. We can't afford these projects. The fact is the only way they can be done is if the Federal Government pays for them. It would probably be done no other way, which begs the question: If it is the only way they can be done, are they really affordable? Of course, they are not. It is how we ended up $33 trillion in debt, for things like this. Again, we are not opposed to anybody, any State, any locality investing in their community to do these things. The Federal Government simply doesn't have the money to do it anymore. The gentleman talks about the return on investment. Well, the return on investment doesn't come to these projects because if it did, they wouldn't be seeking all this money every single year. Return on investment doesn't come to the taxpayers. We just keep spending and spending and spending. Somebody in this place, somebody in this body, somebody in this town has to pick somewhere to start saving some money. We don't have any problem with the rest of everything we do picking the winners and losers, but there can never be any losers when it comes to funding in this place except for the taxpayer. They get to lose because no one cares about them. I am here to say I care about them. We have got to stop this. Mr. Chair, I urge adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 2015”