[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 1, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                FOUR PILLARS FOR AN INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL

  (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, House Democrats have an opportunity to 
create substantive, innovative, and cost-effective legislation that 
will bring jobs and economic growth to America through an 
infrastructure bill.
  As co-chair of the New Democratic Coalition's Infrastructure Task 
Force, we are actively drafting policy priorities to be considered for 
a House infrastructure bill. It is important to have Americans of all 
sectors' voices as we do this, and last week the infrastructure 
listening sessions were hosted by Representatives Colin Allred and Marc 
Veasey in Dallas and   Joe Cunningham in Charleston.
  New Democrats are intensely focused on receiving and implementing 
forward-looking and practical ideas to help everyday Americans use 
infrastructure that supports job creation and advancement, multiple 
forms of transportation, policy proposals to mitigate climate change, 
and streamline bureaucracy.
  It is my hope that the President and Republicans will join us as we 
focus on four pillars for an infrastructure deal: modernize America's 
infrastructure and seek new revenue, create an infrastructure bank to 
finance the project, create incentives for communities most in need to 
finance those projects through grant programs, and encourage innovation 
and reform through responsible regulatory streamlining and the 
utilization of public-private partnerships that work.
  Building and renovating roads, bridges, ports, greener schools and 
hospitals, and broadbands all need the support of Congress to advance 
the flow of America's goods and services. It is what we need to do to 
keep our dominance in the economy.

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