On the recordMarch 24, 2015
I wish to thank Senator Inhofe for his remarks on infrastructure. I hope we can all work together for what I would suspect every Member here sees as a serious problem. But this amendment says let's not kick the can down the road. Our infrastructure is crumbling. We used to be the envy of the world; today we are in 12th place. This impacts not just people who are driving cars, it impacts every business in America. We need now to start the process of rebuilding our roads and bridges and dams and levees and airports. When we do that, this amendment, over a 6-year period, can create and maintain 9 million jobs--9 million jobs--at a time when we need decent-paying jobs. I understand the difference of opinion stems from how we get the funding for this. Our approach is pretty simple. It eliminates an outrageous loophole that allows large, profitable corporations to stash their money around the world and, in some cases, pay zero in Federal income taxes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of the Senator has expired.
