[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 12 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUNDS

  (Mr. SHUSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, David Broder of the Washington Post 
recently wrote a column in which he quoted a lifelong Democrat shipyard 
worker who switched to be a Republican. Here is what that shipyard 
worker said.
  He said, ``Except for roads, everything government has done in the 
last 20 years has degraded our society,'' except for roads.
  Yes, Mr. Speaker, building infrastructure for America's future is 
something that Government can do. It is something that Government 
should do. As we tighten our Government belt, we should be very careful 
not to weaken our rightful commitment to building assets for the 
future.
  Our population continues to grow. People travel more. Highway travel 
has more than tripled since the interstate was proposed. Air travel has 
more than doubled in just the last 12 years. Spending highway aviation 
and trust fund dollars to build America is absolutely essential to the 
future of our country. Support the transportation trust funds.

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