Political Quotes

“For those watching on television and here in the House, I assume my friend from Texas was talking about President George W. Bush. Certainly he was not talking about the current President, Barack Obama. But I want to talk today about transportation. The residents of my northern Virginia district endure one of the worst commutes in the Nation. Each citizen spends an average of 74 hours stuck in traffic, costing the average commuter nearly $1,500 a year in lost productivity and consumption. They're understandably fed up with congestion and traffic, and they want to see improvements being made. They want to be able to get to work without having to leave in the middle of the night to get there on time. They want to be able to attend their child's school activities or go to a doctor's appointment without having to take half the day off from work. The unmet needs in northern Virginia alone top $600 million a year. Across the Commonwealth of Virginia, they exceed $100 billion over the next 25 years. My constituents and I are ready for a robust transportation bill that will repair our roads and bridges and expand commuting options, especially transit. Sadly, H.R. 7 is not that bill, and it is laughable for the House Republican majority to claim otherwise. Their plan will cut investment in transportation and in our Nation's crumbling infrastructure, and it will cut, not create, jobs.…”