Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by thanking the gentleman for yielding and for his many years of extraordinary leadership on not only Make It In America, but on the urgency of rebuilding the infrastructure of our country. Tonight, I think the American people can see these two things really intersect, because what Democrats have proposed is for the Federal Government to be a real partner again in rebuilding our country, something that cities and States just can't do on their own. The Federal Government has to play a real role, and we have put together a framework for a $1 trillion investment in rebuilding our roads, our bridges, our ports, our transit systems, our schools, and making the investments that will create 16 million good-paying jobs and will create a platform to grow our economy, address urgent needs. You know, America used to lead the world, was the envy of the world in our infrastructure. That is no longer the case. We are now behind countries like the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, according to the World Economic Forum. As Mr. Garamendi put up there, the American Society of Civil Engineers gives us a failing grade on America's infrastructure. An estimated 56,000 of America's bridges are structurally deficient. One out of every 5 miles of highway pavement in our country is in poor condition. But, of course, we don't need those report cards. We don't need these reports to tell us.…”