[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2059-H2060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

  (Ms. DEAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, before coming to Congress, I served as a 
Pennsylvania State Representative. The legislation I was most proud to 
be a part of was the bipartisan Act 89 infrastructure bill that helped 
fix some of Pennsylvania's crumbling roads and bridges.
  Signed into law by Governor Corbett in 2013, Act 89 was a serious 
investment in our infrastructure, but it is not enough. Nationwide, we 
know that an out-of-date infrastructure system is costly, energy 
inefficient, and dangerous.

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  Today, in a moment of low interest rates and historic need and a 
rapidly warming planet, we have an opportunity and an obligation to 
invest in a stronger, greener, and better connected future.
  The American Jobs Plan is that chance, a chance to build back better 
and make a generational investment for our grandchildren's future. This 
includes: roads, bridges, public transportation, drinking water, 
broadband, and good, clean energy union jobs.
  I worked with a Republican legislature and a Republican Governor to 
help pass Pennsylvania's infrastructure bill. I hope we can get 
together and work across the aisle for infrastructure investment for 
the next generation.

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