[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   OPPOSING BIDEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

  (Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition 
to the $2\1/4\ trillion boondoggle my colleagues across the aisle are 
trying to pass off as an infrastructure bill.
  Sadly, this bill is a socialist wish list. Less than 8 percent of 
President Biden's infrastructure plan goes to roads, bridges, 
waterways, ports, and airports.
  What it does include is $400 billion for home-based caregivers. While 
that may be a good issue for review, it is not infrastructure.
  This comes as no surprise, considering D.C. Democrats are trying to 
lump a radical, progressive agenda into a so-called infrastructure 
bill. Still, the leftist fringe that has highjacked what used to be the 
Democratic Party doesn't think it goes far enough.
  Madam Speaker, we spent trillions of dollars on COVID recovery and 
unrelated measures. Now is not the time for a socialist wish list. 
Americans need a strong economy and real infrastructure, and they need 
it now.

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