Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have a letter from the Associated General Contractors, which we will put in the Record, saying that they support the bill, but they hope certain changes are made in conference with the Senate. And for those of us that have to be up, since my mother is watching, we want to say, Hi, mom. I support the bill and urge a ``yes'' vote. The Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, VA, July 29, 2010. Re Key vote alert, H.R. 5320, ``The Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010''. Hon. Joe Barton, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Representative Barton: On behalf of the Associated General Contractors of America, and our 33,000 member companies, I am writing you today to support H.R. 5320, the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act (AQUA) of 2010.'' AGC reserves the right to designate this bill and as a Key Vote, which will be used in a report card to its membership as an indicator of your support for issues of significance to the construction industry. This legislation authorizes $4.8 billion over three years for the EPA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) which will help ensure consistency, giving communities the ability to leverage federal funds and plan capital investments, H.R. 5320 represents a smart investment in the nation's outdated drinking water infrastructure that will help put Americans back to work.…”