[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          INFRASTRUCTURE BILL

  (Mr. BAIRD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BAIRD. Madam Speaker, today I rise for the concerns over the 
President's $2 trillion infrastructure plan. One concern is the steep 
price tag, but my bigger concern is what the administration is trying 
to classify as infrastructure.
  We are to the point of changing the definition of what that is. We 
are throwing everything in except the kitchen sink and the kitchen 
table and calling it infrastructure. I think that is irrational and I 
think that is irresponsible.
  How can you call this an infrastructure bill when less than 6 percent 
of it goes to roads and bridges, 5 percent goes to broadband 
infrastructure, and less than 2 percent goes to the waterways, locks, 
dams, ports, and airports?
  Less than 2 percent of our waterways and ports is unacceptable. This 
type of infrastructure is critical for Hoosiers in transporting our 
manufactured and agriculture exports to the global market.
  If we are going to ask the American taxpayers to make these critical 
and substantial investments, it is our duty to make sure our dollars 
are spent wisely and efficiently on true infrastructure.

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