Political Quotes

“Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats are for bills that invest in job-creating infrastructure. We are against jamming through fiscally reckless bills that rip healthcare away from 13 million Americans and take food assistance away from millions of families so that we can hand out tax breaks to billionaires. Democrats want to continue historic funding for transportation infrastructure and stronger and healthier communities. Unfortunately, this reconciliation package leaves very little room for those investments--to make the needed safety investments for the entire air traffic control system, the safety investments that we need to tackle the highway safety crisis, and the investments that we need to meet the Coast Guard members' healthcare, housing, and childcare needs. This bill causes immediate harm by yanking money from locally selected projects that our constituents in Republican and Democratic districts alike are counting on. For what? To help pay for the tax cuts for the richest Americans and largest corporations. Mr. Speaker, I look forward to a future where the Members of this body work together on priorities for transportation infrastructure, but this big, ugly bill ain't it.”